so ur sayin u dont have no wires runnin thru the firewall or nothin? you just spliced into it on the inside of the truck?

 

make sure you have the cb case grounded too , i seen floating ground values on these newer vehicle also make sure the coaxial cable is not is loops on any xtra length , it picks up noise by having smalls loops

 

Just to kind of close this one, The GM of our local U-Haul is a wiz when it comes to CBs, and such. So for people new to wiring CB's, heres some tips that he gave me.

Hard wire your power wire to the batter, and make a completely new ground for the negative side. Sharing a ground can cause alternator interference.

Run as little possible wire as you can, also do not coil the wires.

Last for people who have two whips, only use one, and have the other strictly for looks, the range will be better with one.

 

You want to make sure too that the antenna (if a middle or top loaded one) needs to have the load above the cab of the truck for best range. My CB has an NB/ANL switch that eliminates the engine interference altogether but I never really had much interference to begin with...it just needs to be tuned because I can't hear you unless your 10ft in front of me

 

I need to pick up another ant. Mine broke going to Florida a couple weeks ago. I have 2 firesticks laying around but had better luck with the mag mount K30 or 40 I had on the roof.

 

It just broke or did you hit something? Mine broke after some noob at a shop lifted the truck too high and it caught the garage door. Just snapped in half. He tried to fix it with electrical tape. I just bought a new 5' Wilson and a spring to prevent that from happening again.

 

Well my light bar cover may have helped it. Ripped it off the screw base. It won't screw back on right now