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#31 craig333

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Posted 15 March 2021 - 03:01 AM

Not sure about an antenna with an aluminum body. I'm sure someone has come up with something. In my truck I have the https://www.quadrate...yRoCzFEQAvD_BwE radio. Takes up even less space than an HT. Not the best CB but its okay for what we're doing.


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#32 ntsqd

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Posted 16 March 2021 - 01:28 PM

Even a mediocre radio will perform better with a well matched antenna. Don't skip the SWR tuning even with an HT if using an external antenna.

 

One vehicle of mine has both Craig's linked radio and a 2M in it. One antenna mount, an NMO base. I swap the lead and the antenna depending on which radio is going to be used (cb mike lives in the glove box when not in use). I've found that I vastly prefer the NMO mounts to anything commonly used with cb's. Shouldn't be too hard to find an NMO tab that bolts to a fender bolt and slips out thru the hood to fender gap.


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#33 PaulT

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Posted 16 March 2021 - 08:39 PM

Search for “nmo fender mount”.  You should find something that will work.

 

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#34 allanb

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Posted 26 April 2021 - 04:54 AM

Found same thing in Idaho industrial logging areas last summer. loggers said I was crazy running around with out cb. Bought hand held and dash mount professional installed. 

All down I-5,  wa to Bakersfield, heard only a few truckers. Used frs/gmrs on Camino and hole in the rock rds.

But will hold onto cb,s for north woods.

Ditto on in reach. Just been paying 14$ a month ( last 4 yrs) for piece of mind. Always in pack, weather on back, in quad or truck


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