WTB CB Antenna asap
- Thread starter Kruso
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TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Those Wilsons are one of the best!
Mauzer
Pitter Patter. Lets Get at Er
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Good luck. Your best bet would be a local amateur radio supply store, or a truck stop. If none of those are available, then check out www.WalcottCb.com.
Silverback
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Check out Sean's set up. With your metal bed, it would work even better! Not to blow smoke up Sean's butt, but () he typically has some of the most well though out stuff. </ass kissing>
LOL.. thanks.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Kruso
The Great Kruso
Wow... thanks for the fast response guys. I peaked through Sean's 07 Money Pit's thread and his rig looks INSANE (props Sean!). The only mention of an antenna is the Firestick aluminum mount. I'm guessing he's running a Firestick. I was hoping for something before this Sunday, there is a guy that has some antenna's listed on CL. Below is his listing... what do you guys think.
"I have 10 new 96" fiberglass antenna staffs will let them all go for $50 call chris @ 832-401-8121"
Kruso
"I have 10 new 96" fiberglass antenna staffs will let them all go for $50 call chris @ 832-401-8121"
Kruso
Silverback
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Well just installing an antenna isn't the whole deal. You need to tune it to work properly. A SWR meter is used for this. The nice thing about a Firestik Firefly and some of the regular Firesticks is that you can tune them without cutting the antenna. Make tuning easy.
As for a 96" fiberglass antenna... sounds like it would break if just mounted on your rig. Thats pretty tall, it probably will work great... but its $50 and thats a little steep. You can get a Firefly for $20. I am running a 4' Firestik Firefly (flexible antenna) on a Firestik quick disconnect mount, and Firestik heavy duty spring... all on that aluminum mount. The cable is a Firestik Firering. I bought 90% of those things from WalcottCB.. the Cobra 75 CB I picked up on Amazon.
As for a 96" fiberglass antenna... sounds like it would break if just mounted on your rig. Thats pretty tall, it probably will work great... but its $50 and thats a little steep. You can get a Firefly for $20. I am running a 4' Firestik Firefly (flexible antenna) on a Firestik quick disconnect mount, and Firestik heavy duty spring... all on that aluminum mount. The cable is a Firestik Firering. I bought 90% of those things from WalcottCB.. the Cobra 75 CB I picked up on Amazon.
Silverback
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I've had bad luck up close when not in tune. If someone was closer than 100' I couldn't hear them.. It was not what I thought would be the case.
Silverback
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LOL.. well my 2M NMO aluminum mount is "out for delivery" today. So with any luck I'll have it all installed this weekend.
Kruso
The Great Kruso
Rob that'd be awesome... I'll get it back to you as soon as the Firestik comes in, it might help someone else in need later on, I don't have a SWR but I can get one from Fry's, I think the base version is relatively inexpensive. Sean...back in the day a bunch of us had the Wilson magnetic mount antennas and for what they were, we never any issues with them although I remember the range being very limited (maybe a quarter of a mile in the city??).
Silverback
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Frys is where I picked up my SWR meter... $12 IIRC.
yotarob
Kiss My IFS
No problem, It is a no name fiberglass antenna and i don't care if I get it back. I am going to build a new mount for mine tomorrow and will need to tune mine also, if you can pick up a meter I will pitch a couple of bucks in on it.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
AlienXtx
Nignog
This is all you need to know, I'm running the same antenna set up Sean is on my CB and its great.
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SamSter0077
Frack me..
Kruso, go to Charlie's Airwaves in Missouri City... it's down the road from Cartwright and FM1092... he sells the antennas for the same price as everyone else, and he will tune it for you before you leave.