CB Antenna???

Hi Bill
Probably the best way to go but I just couldn't bear to
tear into the body panel with that ball mount.
Around here, in the salt belt it would probably
be a mess in short order.

L.W.(ßill) Hughes III wrote:

> Of course Real Jeepers, mount the antenna correctly, like it's
> going to be there awhile, like on an Highway Patrol car:
> http://www.billhughes.com/barbJeep.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
>
> FrankW wrote:
>
>>Hello Group
>>I'm looking for some opinions on
>>CB antennas.
>>Which are the best (your opinion :-) ) for a jeep?
>>Best way for mounting?......etc
>>
>>Looking around I found a decent way for mounting
>>an antenna from Tera-Flex.
>>http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/tjcbinstall/
>>
>>Unfortunately they don't have one that fits a 04-05TJ yet.
>>I may wait though, as this seems ideal, But how best to route the
>>coax elegantly into the body?????? Which stick to put on that bracket????.
>>
>>Any pointers to this and other methods are most welcome.
>>Thanks in advance
>>Cheers
>>Frank

Thanks Billy
I happen to have 2 swr meters. I also have a Tectronics
spectrum analyser with tracking generator. I wish I had
a return loss bridge to go with it. :-)

It's too bad the Jeep Clubs couldn't change over to GMRS/FRS
rather than chicken band as that was a huge mistake on the
FCC's part in assigning those freq's to local mobile radio
service. CB is great for working skip yet it's illegal to do so.
Go figure eh :-)


Billy Ray wrote:

> Frank,
> Most of the ones I see around here have been mounted into the rear bumper.
> Best performance would come from mounting atop your rollcage although it
> could be ripped off in a rollover. No matter how you do it have someone
> with a SWR meter adjust your antenna as too much power reflected back will
> damage the unit.
>
> Antenna tuning info can be seen at:
> http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/Setting_SWR.htm
>
>
> "FrankW" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hello Group
>>I'm looking for some opinions on
>>CB antennas.
>>Which are the best (your opinion :-) ) for a jeep?
>>Best way for mounting?......etc
>>
>>Looking around I found a decent way for mounting
>>an antenna from Tera-Flex.
>>http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/tjcbinstall/
>>
>>Unfortunately they don't have one that fits a 04-05TJ yet.
>>I may wait though, as this seems ideal, But how best to route the
>>coax elegantly into the body?????? Which stick to put on that bracket????.
>>
>>Any pointers to this and other methods are most welcome.
>>Thanks in advance
>>Cheers
>>Frank
>>
>
>
>

Hi Jerry
Yup your right a whip aerial would be ideal
But the local Jeep Club don't like them.

Jerry Bransford wrote:

> Keep in mind that since this is a Jeep forum, odds are he offroads. And
> if he offroads in organized Jeep runs or belongs to a Jeep club, they've
> all pretty much limited antenna heights to 48 to 52" max for safety
> reasons. It's safest to just recommend nothing taller than 4' in height.
>
> Jerry
>
> Professor wrote:
>
>> Keep in mind that the best performing mobile CB antenna is the 1/4
>> wavelength whip... standing 9 feet tall. This antenna may not be
>> practical for all CBers. The Wilson 1000 antenna is my next choice...
>> at around 5 feet tall. It's of the utmost importance that you mount any
>> antenna you choose so that the most possible portion of the antenna
>> radiator is above any solid objects. This is critical for antenna
>> matching and overall performance! Don't make the mistake I see many
>> jeep owners make by putting a rather short antenna right next to the
>> body. You won't be talking to anybody that way...
>>
>> Professor
>> www.telstar-electronics.com
>>
>

A hundred and two inch:
http://www.signalengineering.com/ult..._antennas.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

FrankW wrote:
>
> 101 inches to be exact
>
> The Wilson 1000 antenna is my next choice...
>
> Thanks I'll check it out
>
> LOL Reminds me of a pickup truck I saw at the Liquor store
> in Calabogie Ontario. The guy stuck a piece of wood into
> one of the holes on the top of the pickup bed wall and
> mounted the antenna on that piece of wood. No he didn't
> have a ground strap attached either. :-)

Damn straight.
http://unwired.1st.net/jeep/ballmount1.jpg
http://unwired.1st.net/jeep/ballmount2.jpg
It's a Motorola stainless ball mount, spring, and coax combo meant for low
band radios. I have an 8' Francis fiberglass whip on it. Internally the
antenna has 3 wires spiral wrapped the whole way up. SWR is flat over a
large portion of the band with that thing on there...

Shawn


"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote:
> Of course Real Jeepers, mount the antenna correctly, like it's
> going to be there awhile, like on an Highway Patrol car:
> http://www.billhughes.com/barbJeep.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
>
> FrankW wrote:
>>
>> Hello Group
>> I'm looking for some opinions on
>> CB antennas.
>> Which are the best (your opinion :-) ) for a jeep?
>> Best way for mounting?......etc
>>
>> Looking around I found a decent way for mounting
>> an antenna from Tera-Flex.
>> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/tjcbinstall/
>>
>> Unfortunately they don't have one that fits a 04-05TJ yet.
>> I may wait though, as this seems ideal, But how best to route the
>> coax elegantly into the body?????? Which stick to put on that
>> bracket????.
>>
>> Any pointers to this and other methods are most welcome.
>> Thanks in advance
>> Cheers
>> Frank