Questions about antenna wire and other connections behind touch screen..

LDelSanto86 · October 19, 2020

So I have a CB antenna splitter, it’s supposed to allow the CB antenna to be both the antenna for the CB and for the radio. The wire it came with is supposed to go from the radio to the splitter. It’s been a long time since I’ve fiddled with antenna connections, and last time I did - this would have worked. But it seems like vehicles now have tiny connections? I’m supposed to plug the cable from the left side of the first picture, but the right side is what comes with my truck stock.

The second picture is what I removed the antenna wire from. Does anyone know if that’s an adapter of some sort? If I remove that connection, is there something behind it that I can plug the larger cable into? Or maybe even somewhere behind that whole panel?

Also, anyone know what A, B, or C are for in the third picture? I have no clue about A - B looks exactly like the connection for the USB plugs below the radio that allow me to use CarPlay. And C looks exactly like the radio antenna plug, just a different color. I’m only curious because nothing was plugged into any of these.

Thanks!

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HeySkippyDog · October 19, 2020

You don't have the proper connector to use that splice.

Why are you doing this anyway? Your SWR is gonna be terrible. Your CB will not function very long like that.

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LDelSanto86 · October 19, 2020

I realize I don’t have the proper connector for that, that’s why I posted asking if there was anywhere else I could use that connector.

I’ve read plenty of reviews they say there’s no loss in quality for the CB. I’ll take my chances.. I’m not trying to break any records for distance covered with it.

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Ravenkeeper · October 20, 2020

He's probably running with one of these.

This antenna splitter from ProComm is designed to allow you to use your CB antenna for both CB communications and for your AM/FM radio listening.

Product features

Allows CB antenna to simultaneously work as AM/FM antenna
Eliminate the need for multiple aerial antennas on your car, truck, or RV
No tuning required
Rated at 30 watts max input power
For Standard CB antennas – not recommended for NGP antennas
IMAF measures 4 inches wide x 2.25 inches tall x 1.5 inches deep
Easy to follow Instructions included

Edited October 21, 2020 by Ravenkeeper

LDelSanto86 · October 20, 2020

Yeah, that’s it

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lovecars · October 20, 2020

On 10/19/2020 at 12:09 PM, LDelSanto86 said:

So I have a CB antenna splitter, it’s supposed to allow the CB antenna to be both the antenna for the CB and for the radio. The wire it came with is supposed to go from the radio to the splitter. It’s been a long time since I’ve fiddled with antenna connections, and last time I did - this would have worked. But it seems like vehicles now have tiny connections? I’m supposed to plug the cable from the left side of the first picture, but the right side is what comes with my truck stock.

The second picture is what I removed the antenna wire from. Does anyone know if that’s an adapter of some sort? If I remove that connection, is there something behind it that I can plug the larger cable into? Or maybe even somewhere behind that whole panel?

Also, anyone know what A, B, or C are for in the third picture? I have no clue about A - B looks exactly like the connection for the USB plugs below the radio that allow me to use CarPlay. And C looks exactly like the radio antenna plug, just a different color. I’m only curious because nothing was plugged into any of these.

Thanks!

the wire you are looking at are the GPS connectors. The radio antenna are the smaller ones that look exactly like the old ones

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SORRY - I sent it before I could finish the post..

The connections you are looking at are GPS plugs, GPS satellite signals are very touchy, that's the reason for two plugs, also it can search more that one satellite at at a time. The radio you want looks like any other radio antenna plug, except it uses the small plug that has been used for the last 10 years. And there are tons of adapters sold everywhere.

As for splitting the antenna for a CB yes you can do it, make sure you are not running the stock transmitting power which is .05w. then it's not that powerful to cause damage to the finals. Being not matched or adjusted not adjusted for the radio wave is no problem, because everytime you change the channel the antenna is off already.

Now if you are running 5w to 20w then yes, you will blow the finals off the transmitter and maybe other parts.

The outside antenna connector connects to the real radio which is a box in back of the glove box. The screen is actually a display and converts touches to analog signals that the radio can understand.

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HeySkippyDog · October 25, 2020

What?

No.

Standard transmit power is 4 watts. Yes, your SWR changes as you change channels but should be fairly close. The closer you get to a 102" length, the flatter your SWR will stay.

You're gonna burn the finals up without tuning your antenna.

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LDelSanto86 · October 25, 2020

So all I need is a tune and I should be fine?

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HeySkippyDog · October 25, 2020

Yes, you're gonna need a basic SWR meter for CB and an open area.

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LDelSanto86 · October 25, 2020

Perfect, thank you.

What’s open? Should I be high up on a mountain.. should I be away from other types of signals? Or am I just mostly looking to not be in a city area?

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Ravenkeeper · October 26, 2020

On 10/25/2020 at 5:35 AM, LDelSanto86 said:

Perfect, thank you.

What’s open? Should I be high up on a mountain.. should I be away from other types of signals? Or am I just mostly looking to not be in a city area?

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No buildings/houses, no power lines, pretty much NO man-made stuff close-by (my rule). When I lived in California City, I went to the empty field (red marker/flag) behind my house (grey marker). Nearest structure was 550ft, and no power lines. The next time I tune the antenna on my truck, I'm likely to drive out to the middle of Rosamond Lakebed, north of Rosamond Blvd.

HeySkippyDog · October 26, 2020

You don't want to be next to anything large or metallic. A big parking lot would probably be fine but don't go park next to a light pole. You don't want anything close by that's going to reflect signal back to your antenna when you key down and transmit.

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