Help my set up my CB
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Help my set up my CB
ok well lets start with the radio i got a uniden 78 thats been peaked and tune. then for antenna mount i got a fender mount with 18 ft of coax. now here is where i get lost, i got a stainless steel antenna couldnt get it tuned, also had a decent fiberglass one and had the same problem. the fiberglass one the best i could get was just under 3. i had a magnetic wilson 1000 on the roof but it messed up my clear coat and hit everytree in town, but i was getting a 1.1 swr on 1 and a 1.2 on 40. but i was thinking about trying a firestick something about 3ft. now with the firestick should i run a spring with the hood/fender mount? here is the antennas i was thinking about.
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-fs...ath=28_352_412
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-fl...ath=28_352_412
Any help would be great id love to have a working cb in my truck again..
Thanks, Dylan
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-fs...ath=28_352_412
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-fl...ath=28_352_412
Any help would be great id love to have a working cb in my truck again..
Thanks, Dylan
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i have a 2' tunable firestick FS2 on a 3" spring, mounted on the front edge of the bed. its a good antenna and works better than i expected with it being so short.
i think either of those links will be good. i like the idea of a flexible antenna. that might be new. my FS2 is a stiff rod, so i put a 3" spring under it.
i think either of those links will be good. i like the idea of a flexible antenna. that might be new. my FS2 is a stiff rod, so i put a 3" spring under it.
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I tried a few different antennas and finally tried the "lil wil" wison magnetic mount, which was superior to the others I used. My roof paint is already shot though, so I really don't worry about clear coat problems. Maybe you should try a couple layers of good wax on the roof with solve your problems?
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The K40 is far superior to the Firestik. Guaranteed. I've had a few Firestiks and found the K40 superior to them, and then when I had my radio shop I installed dozens of each and often found myself replacing Firestiks with K40's after a few months. The K40 "Trucker" is my favorite mobile antenna, and outperformed the Wilson 2000 that I had before it in the same location with the same radio. FWIW, I consider receive performance to matter most because transmit performance isn't much affected by swapping antennas in the same location unless you're replacing a coat hanger with something better.
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here's my 2 foot fiberglass.
i chose it because it fits in the garage without hitting anything.
i'm sure there are other setups with better reception, but this is good enough for me.
$19 and free shipping. spring sold separately.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
i chose it because it fits in the garage without hitting anything.
i'm sure there are other setups with better reception, but this is good enough for me.
$19 and free shipping. spring sold separately.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT