Are CB Radios Relevant?
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
That's what everybody seems to be saying on other cb radio threads I've looked at on here; that the antenna needs to be tuned. I never tuned my antenna previously and it was fine, but I probably just got lucky. Right Channel Radio's has them for $20 with a short jumper cable to connect it to the radio.
As far as grounding the antenna, if I attach it to the steel body, I should be fine right? I don't know about your '06 F-250 but my '150 has the plastic bed caps that would prevent grounding. I would then need an extra ground strap screwed into the metal.
As far as grounding the antenna, if I attach it to the steel body, I should be fine right? I don't know about your '06 F-250 but my '150 has the plastic bed caps that would prevent grounding. I would then need an extra ground strap screwed into the metal.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Not as far west as I want
That's what everybody seems to be saying on other cb radio threads I've looked at on here; that the antenna needs to be tuned. I never tuned my antenna previously and it was fine, but I probably just got lucky. Right Channel Radio's has them for $20 with a short jumper cable to connect it to the radio.
As far as grounding the antenna, if I attach it to the steel body, I should be fine right? I don't know about your '06 F-250 but my '150 has the plastic bed caps that would prevent grounding. I would then need an extra ground strap screwed into the metal.
As far as grounding the antenna, if I attach it to the steel body, I should be fine right? I don't know about your '06 F-250 but my '150 has the plastic bed caps that would prevent grounding. I would then need an extra ground strap screwed into the metal.
Posting Guru
Joined: May 2010
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From: Central Indiana
I'll chime in here with my $0.02 USD worth.
My '97 F250HD has both a Cobra C75 WX ST and a Yaesu 7900 VHF/UHF HAM radio installed. Both of my antennas are NMO mounts in the roof of my cab for good ground planes.
I hear mostly Spanish trucking chatter and the Noise Makers on the CB here in the Bay Area. I have never had an intelligible conversation with anyone on any CB channel. My family usually uses SSB when we caravan to a camping site so it's probably time to put the Cobra 148GTL in, or maybe get a Galaxy DX-979, a great sub for a 148GTL with a slightly smaller footprint.
My '97 F250HD has both a Cobra C75 WX ST and a Yaesu 7900 VHF/UHF HAM radio installed. Both of my antennas are NMO mounts in the roof of my cab for good ground planes.
I hear mostly Spanish trucking chatter and the Noise Makers on the CB here in the Bay Area. I have never had an intelligible conversation with anyone on any CB channel. My family usually uses SSB when we caravan to a camping site so it's probably time to put the Cobra 148GTL in, or maybe get a Galaxy DX-979, a great sub for a 148GTL with a slightly smaller footprint.
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