Antenna cable
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Fur Trapper
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what does the instruction read. or look at manufacture web site for instructions. If you can type here then type manufactor
pikey shooter
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depends on where you drive and how much range you want,plenty of front bumper mounts have been done.
you dont want to scat it off.
you dont want to scat it off.
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Ground planes are normally key to CB aerials.
On a Disco, the middle of the roof is best, but fenders dint have steel roofs!
I've seen plenty of gutter mounted ones and ones bolted in to the rear body panel either side of the rear door.
Mine's on the spotlight bar on the basis that the higher the better, I didn't want a mag mount, and its ground plane can still be the steel roof!
It works well
On a Disco, the middle of the roof is best, but fenders dint have steel roofs!
I've seen plenty of gutter mounted ones and ones bolted in to the rear body panel either side of the rear door.
Mine's on the spotlight bar on the basis that the higher the better, I didn't want a mag mount, and its ground plane can still be the steel roof!
It works well
pikey shooter
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Ground planes are normally key to CB aerials.
On a Disco, the middle of the roof is best, but fenders dint have steel roofs!
I've seen plenty of gutter mounted ones and ones bolted in to the rear body panel either side of the rear door.
Mine's on the spotlight bar on the basis that the higher the better, I didn't want a mag mount, and its ground plane can still be the steel roof!
It works well
hence bumper mount etc...
some of us dont have rusty steel bodies..
Langers
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Ground planes are normally key to CB aerials.
On a Disco, the middle of the roof is best, but fenders dint have steel roofs!
I've seen plenty of gutter mounted ones and ones bolted in to the rear body panel either side of the rear door.
Mine's on the spotlight bar on the basis that the higher the better, I didn't want a mag mount, and its ground plane can still be the steel roof!
It works well
Steel isn't essential, aluminium provides nearly as good a ground plane.
Have got my CB aerial toward the front of front left wing;
Works very well have a constant SWR reading of below 1.3.
Fur Trapper
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you can buy aerials with built in ground planes
Langers
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If you're using a full length whip antenna the ground plane isn't necessary. If you're using a half length marconi anntenna you do need as best a ground plane as you can get. That being a large flat conductive surface at the base of the antenna. The roof or a flat wing is ideal for that.
