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kuunder90

kuunder90

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Hi all, I'm a new member, long time visitor.
Have found landyzone very informative and very amusing at times!
After many months of searching for a Landy I have finally bought a 90 300tdi this February:).
I know this has been brought up numerous times but I'm looking to get a CB Radio. I have however no experience whatsoever with CB radio's, so I'm looking for advice really.
I have had a good look around and have found several threads here on CB's but I cant make up my mind on what I should get. Hoping to use one for future green laning and just to play around with.

I have found loads on Maplins, 4x4cb.com, Thunderpole.co.uk and even eBay for under £100. The one name that kept popping up was Midlands; are these any good? If so what models should I look out for? When it comes to channels; will I need 40 or 80?

Looking forward to hearing of you!
Thanks.
 
Midlands are good ( Im running an old Fidelity 2000 - size of a head unit :) ) .
Your best bet for a twig is one of theses - CB stinger antenna on eBay (end time 05-May-10 19:18:52 BST)
less chance of it getting ripped off by thick branches , even more so if you go for a gutter mount ( personally I cant stand them as you can never get a good enough Earth from them ) . Ideally your looking to mount in the centre of the landy ( Cant use Mag mounts due to the roof being ally , ( Tell that to the old owner of my landy ---- Riveted the mag mount to the roof :doh: but it works well :) ) .
What most use just for lanning is gutter mounts but at the back of the roof so it dont get snagged up , or L brackets further down ( but P clip it so it dont take peoples eyes out if you mount it very low ) .

Hope that helped a bit :)
 
I am looking to fit a cb soon.
Was going to put the twig at the back. But do you need to have space around?
As I have work lights and my radio twig each side of the door.
 
Thanks for the replies all;

Have found the following package on 4x4cb.com: (thanks 90boy:))

Midland 98 Plus
BasicPLUS Offroader Package/Starter Package
APRIL OFFER - £66 (NORMALLY £81):eek:

Package Deals & Starter Packs - 4x4 Packages - BasicPLUS Offroader : 4x4 - Midland 98 Plus Package Deal

This includes the the Midland 98 Plus, a Flexible "Springer" aerial and any mount kit.

You get to choose between 2 aerials:

The large version is 155cm / 61 inches long, the small version is 89cm / 34 inches.

The previous owner of my 90 had a CB installed and had the aerial mounted to the rear of the roof; so as there's already a hole there, I'll probably fit it in the same place.

I'd like to go for the larger aerial as this obviously gives you a larger range, but I already struggle getting in to carparks etc. as my landy is over 2.10m. I know the aerial is quite flexible but I dont want to keep scraping it on car park ceilings.

What sort of aerials do you guys use? Where would you mount it?
 
kuunder90 said:
Thanks for the replies all;

Have found the following package on 4x4cb.com: (thanks 90boy:))

Midland 98 Plus
BasicPLUS Offroader Package/Starter Package
APRIL OFFER - £66 (NORMALLY £81):eek:

Package Deals & Starter Packs - 4x4 Packages - BasicPLUS Offroader : 4x4 - Midland 98 Plus Package Deal

This includes the the Midland 98 Plus, a Flexible "Springer" aerial and any mount kit.

You get to choose between 2 aerials:

The large version is 155cm / 61 inches long, the small version is 89cm / 34 inches.

The previous owner of my 90 had a CB installed and had the aerial mounted to the rear of the roof; so as there's already a hole there, I'll probably fit it in the same place.

I'd like to go for the larger aerial as this obviously gives you a larger range, but I already struggle getting in to carparks etc. as my landy is over 2.10m. I know the aerial is quite flexible but I dont want to keep scraping it on car park ceilings.

What sort of aerials do you guys use? Where would you mount it?
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Got mine on the bull bars at the front the top is exactly the height of me truck so if it pings on an over hang I know I aint gonna make it LOL :D:D

I'm fairly sure you can get quick release connectors.

I could be wrong but I always thought the power output of the c.b. would determine yer actual range. Having a longer aerial may help slightly but I think to make much difference it would need to be very very long.
In other words to increase yer range either
a, up yer output ( Possibly Illegal ) or
b, park on top of the highest hill you can find. ;)
 
Bromsgrove Defender said:
Got mine on the bull bars at the front the top is exactly the height of me truck so if it pings on an over hang I know I aint gonna make it LOL :D:D

I'm fairly sure you can get quick release connectors.

I could be wrong but I always thought the power output of the c.b. would determine yer actual range. Having a longer aerial may help slightly but I think to make much difference it would need to be very very long.
In other words to increase yer range either
a, up yer output ( Possibly Illegal ) or
b, park on top of the highest hill you can find. ;)
Click to expand...

This is how I was hoping to connect mine up as there is a hole drilled there by the previous owner:
PSM1.jpg


When you say you've attached it to your bullbar; depending on what size your aerial is ofcourse; does it ever hit your windscreen or scratch the bonnet?
I dont have a bullbar yet; could I simply drill a hole in the bumper and screw it in?
 
kuunder90 said:
When you say you've attached it to your bullbar; depending on what size your aerial is ofcourse; does it ever hit your windscreen or scratch the bonnet?
I dont have a bullbar yet; could I simply drill a hole in the bumper and screw it in?
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Its a TD5 not a V8 it doesn't accelerate fast enough to bend the twig over that far :D:D:D
 
Bromsgrove Defender said:
Its a TD5 not a V8 it doesn't accelerate fast enough to bend the twig over that far :D:D:D
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What aerial do you use? One of my neighbours has one of the long ones I mentioned in one of my earlier posts fitted on the roof of his Range Rover Classic and it seems a bit too flexible as it moves all over the place when its a bit windy:confused:

Does anybody else have any opinions on the Midland 98 plus?
I'm thinking of getting one whilst it's on the "april offer";)
 
i took a chance and ordered the midland on the april offer :D it'll be here tomorrow so ill let u know how it does. as for the ariel im leaving mine on the wing but i have accidentaly ordered the huuuge ariel so i'll be swapping it for a 31" springer thing
 
thainy said:
i took a chance and ordered the midland on the april offer :D it'll be here tomorrow so ill let u know how it does. as for the ariel im leaving mine on the wing but i have accidentaly ordered the huuuge ariel so i'll be swapping it for a 31" springer thing
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Thanks Thainy, appreciate that:cool:
Whereabouts are you fitting it on the wing mate? Thats one place I haven't thought about...
 
Bought mine from 4x4cb.com

Give him a ring and he'll discuss your every need.

The one I bought has a forward facing speaker as I found it to be clearer than the downward facing one on my old rig. In a noisy landy it is definately better.

P
 
thainy said:
i took a chance and ordered the midland on the april offer :D it'll be here tomorrow so ill let u know how it does. as for the ariel im leaving mine on the wing but i have accidentaly ordered the huuuge ariel so i'll be swapping it for a 31" springer thing
Click to expand...

Did you have any luck setting it up?
 
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