Factory CB antenna
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Factory CB antenna
Hi all-
I am in the process of wiring up my CB radio into my truck, and I need to find an antenna. On a few of my other trucks, I went with whip antennas, which I am not opposed to, but I thought it might look good to find a factory CB antenna.
Not being born and raised a Ford guy, I have no idea what the factory used, or if they can be found, but I'd sure like to figure out if it is a feasible idea...
Any help is, as always, much appreciated!
Andrew
I am in the process of wiring up my CB radio into my truck, and I need to find an antenna. On a few of my other trucks, I went with whip antennas, which I am not opposed to, but I thought it might look good to find a factory CB antenna.
Not being born and raised a Ford guy, I have no idea what the factory used, or if they can be found, but I'd sure like to figure out if it is a feasible idea...
Any help is, as always, much appreciated!
Andrew
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The only way you are going to find a factory CB antenna is to go search a junkyard or by some shear luck one pops up on ebay. If by some luck you happen to find one it will look like this and then you will need a special adaptor to hook it up to a RG59 coax connector. It also works as the AM/FM antenna to.
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Wow.. i would have never guessed that that was factory.. where would that have been mounted factory?
You cant go wrong with the whip. Bigger the better. A 70's Ford truck is not complete without it. I got a 12ftr off my tool box. I git H3lll bout it from everybody. My girlfriend never did like it (or my truck rele) so i got rid of her. lol
You cant go wrong with the whip. Bigger the better. A 70's Ford truck is not complete without it. I got a 12ftr off my tool box. I git H3lll bout it from everybody. My girlfriend never did like it (or my truck rele) so i got rid of her. lol
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I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of those antennaes. You can use a Radio Shack splitter if you don't have the original. What I like about it is the coil loading on the bottom.
Anyone seen any original or similar?
Anyone seen any original or similar?
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You can try looking at Ford cars from the mid to late '70's for the power versions - my mother's old '77 Mercury Grand Marquis had a dealer installed CB/Cassette/Radio with a power retractable AM/FM/CB antenna and its base was the same rectangular style as the pickup. It seems I used to see those combo power antenna in JC Whit back then, too, but haven't looked for them in ages.
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Where ya going to mount it? It would require heavy mods to the cowl to be able to retract.
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