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Mounted mine on my Yakima roof rack, just like Mark did, except mines on the driver's side. And, yes, that is a Pink CB antenna!
Had my handheld CB/mic combo mounted on the LEFT side of steering wheel, where the rheostat was.
Hmm, why is it that 2 of us have a certain young lady hanging on our CB antenna???.....Oh, you were away for a while...have you been introduced to Jo's ORW?
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i mounted mine to the back door.... i always like the way it looked...
kinda hard to see, but this is the best pic i could find in my gallery
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Not CB, but but my Ham antenna is in the same location as Ramz's except that it is mounted to the door.
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Man, they all look sweet, thanx again all for the pic's. You guys have deff... gave me a large choice to select.
- Does having the antenna on the roof help get a better signal?
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Yes, that's what the CB shops will say. I recall they recommended it be as high as possible and in the center of the roof area as well. Metal on metal was also recommended, but I have a rubber and a nylon washer on each side of my antenna bracket, and a rubbery lining on my mount (to protect finish on my Yakima basket), and I still get good reception.Originally Posted by CoastieCosta567
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Having your SWR set after the install is also crucial . If it is far enough out it can actually destroy the transmitting part of your CB radio. SWR (standing wave ratio).
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SWR on mine was so close to zero (the desired reading...often not possible) that I thought the meter I had purchased was defective so I took it back and bought another one...only to get the same perfect reading of zero!
This is the fourth cb installation I've done in my life and by far it blows the others completely away with performance. I got alot of complements on how mine functioned the one time I went to Moab. I thought PBKid's worked great too! We both mounted ours to the rear door. I think that since mine is bolted directly to the sheet metal and is not far from center of roof and is sufficiently above roof-line it performs great! CB is a "Cobra" and antenna is a "FireStik". Here is a pic:
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pics of my mounted antenna
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posting pics on here is not easy
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LQQK'ING Good Costie. I like how your VX has turned out!
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I wrote some real clear click-by-click instructions....hope it helps....
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...16&postcount=3
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...0&postcount=11
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heres one that isnt on the back
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