I second that... I am needing to install my scanner and need to mount the antenna. I was thinking a hood mount. If anyone has any pics that would be helpful!

 

there is a fella on the forum that used a mount he got off amazon to hood mount and it looks like its served him well ill find the mount for ya ne second

 

heres the mount

LBTB3400: Black Stainless Steel "L" Bracket for Trunk Groove, 3/4" Hole

heres the url to the picture

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/att...hments/titan-general-discussion/115415d1295741764-hood-mount-cb-antenna-002.jpg

 

I have a permanent mount for my VHF antenna and it works great,, don't know if it is a option for CB thou.

 

What antenna do you all recommend for best distance of use, I'm trying to do my set up


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well when i had my tacoma i was running a 4' firestick with a tunable tip and when i tuned it i was in lousiana hitting trucks in texas, now if they were actually in texas idk they were talking about it like they were though. my buddy ran a little wilson magnet mount with the 36 in whip and we could pick eachother up 10-15 miles away crisp as hell

 

I have a 4 foot black antenna I mounted by the cab where the drain plug is

 

Yea I was Gona get two whips about 8' and tune them both In I have a cheaply radio shack cb radio at the moment but I'm trying to get a uniden pc73 elite
Thanks for the info

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That antenna that is mounted on the hood. It sits above the body? And does it interfere with opening and closing the hood?

I was looking into mounting the antenna on the rear bumper.


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I have both a midland 277 cb radio and a yeasu 2900 mounted on the left side of the center console in a couple of brackets I made. The ham antenna is a short 2m magnet mount on the roof just behind the sunroof and the dual cb antennas are mounted on the ladder rack on top of the camper shell. I can talk about 35 miles on the cb and its about 50 miles as the crow flies to hit the repeater that I typically use.

 

I'd love to see a pic of your brackets, Eggman. My son and I are Technician class, and I've been thinking of how to get a mobile rig mounted in my truck. I'm thinking, as far as antennas go, of drilling a matching hole in the driver side fender to where the radio antenna is on the passenger side, and mounting a 2m/70cm antenna there. With the right antenna (spring mount, spring steel whip) I should do fairly well in the woods. Either that or I'm going to rig up a QR mount to go in the utilitrack centered behind the cab. My ground plane and radiation pattern would be perfect there...

 

Here ya go, Dubyam. Brackets should be about a 1/4" taller, but they work for me. I used to have to lay everything out by hand and cut with a jigsaw and then spend time cleaning up the edges, so on and so forth. Now I just draw it out in acad, dump it into the computer, and cut it out on the cnc plasma table. I love that thing. :cheers:

 

man that is awesome, I'd like to find mounts for my rig(s) too ::crying::

 

What are some good websites to buy an antenna from?


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What are some good websites to buy an antenna from?

Copper Electronics, out of Louisville KY. Depending on what you are looking for, take a look at your nearest truck stop. My preference leans towards the Wilson line of antenna products when dealing with mobile installations.

 

here's mine. The Cobra 29 LX

 

What's a decent starter cb I have the cheapie 40ch from radio shack that a buddie gave me for free and I'm looking to get at least a 102" whip


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