Where To Mount A Cb Antennae?

[Mckenzie]

What would be the best spot to mount a 4 foot firestik antennae on a 2001 silverado 1500 extended cab?

 

And could i get some pics of where yall got yours mounted?

 

This is the kit i plan on getting-------------------> http://www.rightchannelradios.com/firestik...ntenna-296.html

 

Oh and i have a toolbox in, so that takes up alot of good mounting space

[turnerms98]

Mount it to the toolbox and then ground it to the frame.

[Mckenzie]

Mount it to the toolbox and then ground it to the frame.

Im getting a new toolbox this week and i'd like to try to avoid drilling in it.

Is there anywhere else good to put it?

And what kind of range can i expect?

[turnerms98]

By FCC law CB's come from factory with a 4 watt limit. This of course can be changed by a good CB guy. At 4 watts with a good antenna and set up correctly you are looking at a mile. With more power from the CB your range can be limitless. If I had a toolbox, I would just mount it to that, but if you don't that is your preference. If you aren't willing to drill into your toolbox are willing to drill into your truck bed? If so, I mounted my antenna to the Lip of the bed where the bed and cab meet, right near the rear window. I have an 09, but every vehicle I have ever owned I have drilled and mounted a CB.

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By FCC law CB's come from factory with a 4 watt limit. This of course can be changed by a good CB guy. At 4 watts with a good antenna and set up correctly you are looking at a mile. With more power from the CB your range can be limitless. If I had a toolbox, I would just mount it to that, but if you don't that is your preference. If you aren't willing to drill into your toolbox are willing to drill into your truck bed? If so, I mounted my antenna to the Lip of the bed where the bed and cab meet, right near the rear window. I have an 09, but every vehicle I have ever owned I have drilled and mounted a CB.

 

My galaxy will broadcast 12 watts. My linear amp will boost that by 100 watts. I also have an old base amp with tubes in it that makes 200 watts. So you can make it talk more than a mile. My base can talk about 35-40 miles on a good day. And talking skip, well that's a hole other subject.

[turnerms98]

1 Mile is if he is using the legal 4 watts. As I said, with a good Peak and Tune/Linear/HAM radio, range is limitless.

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1 Mile is if he is using the legal 4 watts. As I said, with a good Peak and Tune/Linear/HAM radio, range is limitless.

 

Yeah I know, I'm not arguing with you about 4 watts, but you can get more than a mile out of 4 watts. More like 5, for me. On a very clear day, if I get lucky, maybe 7-8 max. All this considering a perfect SWR.

[mark1223]

Have you looked at the cowl mounts? It mounts you antenna, were it looks like a radio antenna. I saw one the other day with a firestick, that looked ok, but in my opinion, a metal one would look better, just a thought.

[Truckin2003]

a good quality mag mount, right smack-dab in the middle of your roof will get you out more than a mile even with a stock 4 watt radio. I have tried many different antenna setups, and I couldnt beat running a mag mount on the roof for range. Now my radios werent quite stock, but i was talking 25-30 miles on a regular basis without an amp. Now my radios werent stock but I was never running an amp.

 

I do recommend sticking to one antenna. Duals are worthless. I've tried the whole toolbox mount deal, ive tried the cowl mount too. Its very hard to obtain a good ground and keep your SWR's low. My last two setups, ive used a Wilson 1000 mag mount. I like these because i can actually unscrew the load from the magnetic base and cap it. then I can get my truck in the garage. If i would have been running a small amp, I would have went up to a 5000.

 

Good luck on your setup.

[clemsonblozz]

just remember that the 4 watts is at dead key... You can legally swing more than that..

 

A toolbox mounted antenna is what I run... It's on the drivers side,, so it is directional at really long distances, but unless that is a concern, mount it where it pleases you..

 

I have a galaxy 959 that has been tuned and peaked,, and without breaking any fcc laws, with a 102 whip, I can get a good 10 miles with that radio..

 

Now, it will deadkey more than 4 watts if I turned the rf knob..

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just remember that the 4 watts is at dead key... You can legally swing more than that..

 

A toolbox mounted antenna is what I run... It's on the drivers side,, so it is directional at really long distances, but unless that is a concern, mount it where it pleases you..

 

I have a galaxy 959 that has been tuned and peaked,, and without breaking any fcc laws, with a 102 whip, I can get a good 10 miles with that radio..

 

Now, it will deadkey more than 4 watts if I turned the rf knob..

 

You have the same radio as me, great radio! I'm broadcasting about 10 watts out of it, how about you?