Best CB for rough offroading
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Best CB for rough offroading
ive heard of people having their CB's quit working after doing particularly hardcore offroading. do any of you who do a fair bit of wheeling have sujestions for a radio that can withstand the bumps and jolts (aint those understatements) when offroading.
ive been checking this one out
http://www.cbcity.com/shop/?shop=1&c...74&itemid=1215
anyone have experience with it?
ive been checking this one out
http://www.cbcity.com/shop/?shop=1&c...74&itemid=1215
anyone have experience with it?
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I use a portable. Mine is midland 75-822 40 channel portable. I hang it from the cage in the middle. I hang it with a good old "bungee cord" and clasp tpye fasteners so it can't fall of. I mount it high enough so it does not hit me (or passengers) in the head. The cord serves two purposes. It prevents shocks from the rough terrain, and two, as mentioned, keeps it out of the way, but the elastic allows me to grab it and pull it down to talk. It does have a PTT feature (if you can deal with the little cord in your ear. I alway forget and jump out of the truck. Man that smarts!) The external antenna option is a must. This little guy does not like to work inside of vehicles. Rechrgable batteries, and the cigarette lighter attachment is also a must. Darn thing eats up regular batteries like crazy, but is pretty good for this application. Plus since it is rechargeable, you can take it outside of the truck to assist with communucation when it is your turn for spotter duty. Sure does beat yelling, "driver, driver, passenger, etc!"
Anyway, I like portables.
Anyway, I like portables.
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cobras are the best.This cobra 148 will hold up better trust me.http://www.cbcity.com/shop/?shop=1&c...674&itemid=968
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I have been driving trucks for 21 years and have driven over some of the roughest hiways and going off road in a KW T600 delivering into strip mines and rock quarrys. I use a Cobra 29 LTD. It has withstood the abuse of vibrating on the dash for 10 years and now risides in my pickup. The company provides us with CB's now and we all still use the 29 LTD with no problems now for 3 years.
Look for a CB shop that is local and is recomended. Get the radio "peaked and tuned" for better performance. Same as getting a stock vehicle and ading a tuner or chip to it.
I prefer an Astatic noise canceling mic
and a gear keeper
to keep the mic handy but out of the way
Look for a CB shop that is local and is recomended. Get the radio "peaked and tuned" for better performance. Same as getting a stock vehicle and ading a tuner or chip to it.
I prefer an Astatic noise canceling mic
and a gear keeper
to keep the mic handy but out of the way
Last edited by westtntrucker; Aug 18, 2007 at 02:21 PM.
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I've used a cobra with good results. It was in a Jeep, built specifically for 4wheeling. At times I used to set it on the seat and it would *fly* off, into the dash and spend most of the rest of the day laying on the floor while I wheeled. It was scratched but never missed a beat. Mine was the 75WSXT for something like that (all the controls in the mic).
And, like said prior, tune it/your antenna.
And, like said prior, tune it/your antenna.
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I have mine, which is about 5 lbs, mounted onto the ceiling, right above the rear view mirror. I have not and never will have any problems with it moving around. I pull down on it with my hand and its soild. Bring the mic down and attach the clip upside down somewhere by you. That way, you'll have enough tension on the cord that it shouldnt flop off.
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ANY Cb radio is a good one...it's the ANTENNA that matters. Make sure that after it's installed you check the SWR's..they must be below 1.5 for the radio to work properly and last. If you have a roof a good antenna to get would be a roof mount Wilson 1000. Drill the hole and mount it. I've been using that for the last 4 years with no problems. Another choice would be a 4ft stick mounted somewhere like the mirror. The bad thing about them is hitting a tree will break them off at the mount. Using a spring is helpfull but can tend to be dangerous also. If that whip grabs a tree branch and starts whipping around and you stick your head or arm out the window to see what your are doing..WHAP you get hit. So any Cb is good..just need a good antenna to make it work.
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Originally Posted by godblessmud
i was thinking that if i put the antena on a mount on the center of the bed rail behind the rear window i could get another 2 feet or so without adding to overall height, any thoughts?
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From: sunny fla sometimes windy
Mount the cb on rubber. I drive a dump truck and made a mount out of a tire, basically use the stock metal one as a template use your sawzall to cut out the mount make it about 3/4" longer on each side.
It looks crazy but it will keep it isolated and vibration free!!
It looks crazy but it will keep it isolated and vibration free!!
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