CB antenna

[mrredline05]

So.... if you have a CB radio, where and how did you mount your antenna?

 

[99RamSport360]

I have two 4ft, fiberglass antennas that are mounted to the sides of my bed with the cb mounts.

 

[BigDogg795]

Truck Stake Hole CB Antenna Mount Kit | Right Channel Radios

There's also a company that makes an NMO mount for the fender too.

 

[mrredline05]

now, did you just drill a hole in the cab and run the wires?

 

[BigDogg795]

I have not personally installed one in my truck; but from what I understand the typical MO is to run the wire down the inside wall of the bed to underneath the cab where there's a grommet you can bring the wire into the cab.

 

[Stangshcky12]

I have two 3ft off of the tool box with a gound run from the mount to the frame and just ran the coax out the back door and under the truck

 

[RYAN66]

I have mine mounted to the tool box, using firestick 3ft and the 3 way mount they offer. the tool box is grounded to the bed, which is grounded to the frame so it works just fine.

ran the wire under the cab into the engine bay and through the same hole I used for my lights.

 

[craigsez]

Run a ground (non electrical) front your ant mount to chassie and one from back of cb (use a hose clamp on the ant coax screw on part) to your chassie to..Wire in your radio then go out to the middle of no where and set your swr..
If swr is to high it will burn out the finals of a radio...
Think of a good ground plane (wires to chassie) being a solid sheet of metal and the coax and swr as a bucket of water...if swr is to high some of that out going signal is shooting back into the radio, bucket of water over flowing...In a sence your wasteing the radios signal and maken it work hard for nothin...
It will make a huge diff on the radio and trans/rec signal and the distence you get to...With that very set up I went from a 3 mi to a 16 mi tran/rec...I also have to say I was in perfect conditions out in nevada at the time..