CB Cable... (Coax?)
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Well. like you said, i did it for functionality and looks. For me, it was more permanent than a magnet mount, but at the same time, it wasnt permanent. I can easily remove the antennas to get in the garage or whatever. Now, that being said, i have not transferred my cb or coax to my new truck. I had a single cophase harness, all one piece. I will need a longer one as teh cab is longer on this truck, and i go from the tool box, under the cab, and through the firewall. Does it make any difference whether the coax is 20', 25', 50', or 23.44623' ??? I cant remember the length of my current one.
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Originally Posted by HeavyAssault
Drop all that junk, buy a Wilson Mag mount antenna, run the cable out the cab vents in the rear of the truck, tune to SWR and have a nice day.
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It's entirely dependent on whether the antennas have any "smarts" inline (a matching network, etc.) Normally, the rule is odd 1/4-wavelength multiples with absolutely identical lengths on each side of the harness. Usually, 75-ohm coax is used for the individual runs in the phasing harness.
I always call Decibel and order a phasing harness for whatever I'm stacking... dunno about the CB whoop-aerials.
Originally Posted by ag-ford-4x4
Well. like you said, i did it for functionality and looks. For me, it was more permanent than a magnet mount, but at the same time, it wasnt permanent. I can easily remove the antennas to get in the garage or whatever. Now, that being said, i have not transferred my cb or coax to my new truck. I had a single cophase harness, all one piece. I will need a longer one as teh cab is longer on this truck, and i go from the tool box, under the cab, and through the firewall. Does it make any difference whether the coax is 20', 25', 50', or 23.44623' ??? I cant remember the length of my current one.
I always call Decibel and order a phasing harness for whatever I'm stacking... dunno about the CB whoop-aerials.
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