Exactly, Steve. Thanks.

It's not as easy as simply plugging one box into another. You have to make sure it's set up to drive and modulate up properly. Probably 90% of the time, amps that are "made" for the CB band aren't set up correctly (transistor biasing), nor are they correctly filtered. I turn the power DOWN on my radio when I run my amp, something you rarely (if ever) hear done on the CB band. Usually, it's a "tuned up" radio, plugged into some amp not biased correctly and over-driven.

 

boo boooooooo boooooooooooooooooo

 

Thats why theres CB shops, refered ones preferably. Yardbird salad anybody, yummmm..

 

Man, talk about getting schooled.....I was just wondering how useful a CB is these days. I head up to the hills of northern New Mexico camping/hunting (yes its not all desert) and thought that a CB might be a nice addition, just in case.
Guess that there is more to getting good reception than just slapping a CB in your rig and bolting on an antenia.
Do whip antenia do better in the hills than the standard big rig ones? or do you still need some kind of reception booster.

 

true but on the other hand the user needs to know how to control his radio.. running barefoot or not... the guy who set my radio up went through with me on tuning it in on alot of situations not running to loud and getting out clearalso if you like noise toys get them all done from the same shop that way they dont have to go behind some1 else and try to figure out how to "make it work" instead of it working right

 

thing to remember bout antenna's are a good ground makes a world of difference. i had a mag. mount that worked great with just a cobra 19

 

sorry Joe i should have posted that when i have box on i tune power down to a couple watts. over drive is very hard on amps .... i have had them where i drove big box with a 250 on a 12 pill box custom made by ''GOLD FINGER'' in cordele Ga. you are correct most people dont hook boxes up correctly and they dont last or dont work well. most peolpe can get by with a 100 w modulator on radio . let me guess u have a fiberglass ant ? Ha HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I hear yaa steve, for the intricate part, the inerds, i'll would let them do it but besides this radio being pumped up a bit, i ran my radios stock, not heated up. I run dual firesticks and it does just fine. I had a little Cobra 19 with a single stick and it did just fine. And i agree on the toys, get it all done at once.

 

Noted. Thanks Steve
ps is that a model 1911 springfield?

 

no springfield xd... shoots nice and feels good

 

They got a 45 now i think, i shot the 40 and it was sweet, might get one soon, very comfortable piece. Hi-jack over..

 

I thought I was the only one running a old 29, mine was my grandads so its a little special to me.

 

Best antenna is a 1/4 wave (~8') whip mounted up high near the center of your vehicle. I have mine mounted in the back of the bed. It's a 4' tall base with a motorized adjustable coil (for remote band changes from inside the cab) with an 8' whip on top of that. Have a look:

 

Man Joe, Mars, do you copy, lol J-K. Thats a serious antenna but if your gonna do it right might as well do it. I got my sticks on the mirrors. On flat terrain, how many miles can you get out ????

 

Depends. Dual-whips will be a little directional favoring the front & rear direction of your truck. Anywhere from a few miles to across the country, depending on conditions. I have a good time with mine -- I've talked to Australia, to South America, to Europe, to the Far East, and on different bands, I can talk all around TX/OK/LA/AR area, as long as the conditions are cooperating.

If you guys are even REMOTELY interested in this kind of stuff, check out Amateur Radio. Seriously. The Morse Code requirement is gone -- all you need to get on HF with up to 1500W (LEGALLY!), is to take two written tests. The first one gets you VHF & above, the next test gets you on HF. If you want all parts of all bands, all you need to do is take a third written test. There is pretty much some HF band open to somewhere at any time of the day, the Amateur license lets you get in on it.