Clean VHF/CB radio installs

Yep two coaxs. Switch when needed. Also ran a external speaker under driver seat. Then when I'm wheeling I ran a 1/4 plug to go to the aux input for the factory radio. Turn to aux on head unit so I can hear out of all the speakers in the truck.

 

Here's mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDXayMZZLis&t=2s

 

That's awesome buddy, got to admit I'm slightly jealous haha, I get 7-12 miles on a good day. You're gonna be getting 15-20 on a bad day

 

The firestorm will go to the driverside ditch mount. I bought extender for it. I would use the left side but this is what's going over there.

 

Don't be. I'll call u on it. But not might here u.

 

I'll be getting a snorkel eventually. I'm very glad I mounted mine on bedrail, personally that's the best location for me. It doesn't interfere with much that I do, and with my ground wire I have a 1 swr so that isn't much of an issue

 

Maybe I'll get a 400 watt amp haha, I've got a centerload stainless steel antenna

 

@YDCtaco make sure that the fire ring to the mounting bracket and the top of the mounting bracket is bare as well. There could be ur problem also.

 

Man I don't know how these ditch light mount solutions or really anything from anybody other than firestik or some other company like firestik sells. The mounts are more than just a piece of metal. The inside of the metal is different.

 

I already have the ditch mounts foe my ditch lights. I bought the extension for adding the antenna.

 

If they galvanized the mounts before they powder coated it'd be better

 

Do you have a picture of your setup?

 

I'm doing my setup Sunday. If u want I'll take pics as I go. And upload as I do. Will that work for u?

 

I'd like to see them.

 

OK. Will do.

 

Well, I won't have pictures tonight, but I re did my ground wire, spray painted, and checked all my connections with a multimeter and my swr is back where it was to begin everything(2:1 on channel 40, 1.9:1 on channel 1, and 1:1 on channel 20. What a day

 

Well the 1.1 is good.
Did u do the following as well:
@YDCtaco make sure that the fire ring to the mounting bracket and the top of the mounting bracket is bare as well. There could be ur problem also.

 

I did the first part, but there is a plastic bushing that fits on the top part of the bracket so I left that bare.

 

True. That should stop it from grounding. I'm doing mine Sunday. I'll take pictures. And see how it goes. I'll post as I go. We will get it man.

 

Haha thanks very much for all your help. I am trying to move into the HAM world anyway, but I thought a good cb setup would be a good start. Also thinking about NGP antennas