Hey guys gonna hook up my radio soon and was wondering where you have mounted your antenna . Looking for some ideas . Thanks

 

here's some ongoing discussion.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...-up-my-cb.html

lots of pics in old threads, but you can't search on short words like CB try antenna

 

thanks! I don't care for the search option , I can never seem to find what i'm looking for .

 

To optimize your radios performance the best mounting would be dead center of the cab roof. Make that a 1/4 wave whip and you'll be the king of the air waves.

Edit: On a related note. Doing it this makes your truck fricken tall. You really have to be a dedicated CB'er to live with it like that on a daily driver for example.

 

My dad's got his mounted on brackets up at the front corners of the box, just inside the edge. Keep an eye on where you run the cables, his are just coming out from the rear doors and they've got the paint wore right down to the primer in a small spot

 

^ from a technical standpoint that's true.

from a park inside the garage standpoint - i ain't a dedicated cb'er. i'm not even a cb'er. i only turn it on when i can see the person i want to talk too..

 

use an 18 ft antenna cable. run it out the firewall through the rubber plug where the clutch rod would go, then circle back under the truck attached to the frame, and up between the cab and bed.

 

mines on my tool box, side closes to the tail gate, so the cab doesnt block as bad... it was to easy

 

mine is on the toolbox, dead center behind the cab, i tap all the drive-thrus when i go through them

 

Use this guy. I have had it on for a year with a 4ft firestick antenna. That guy has hit tree limbs at 50 mph without a problem. Just one screw to unscrew then rescrew to mount it.
http://www.firestik.com/CatalogFrame.htm
Look under "Mounts and Accessories" and it is called "Dodge ram hood"