Antenna mount question
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Antenna mount question
Anybody used the Quadratec stainless steel fender mount like the one in the pic below? If so have you had any serious issues with it interfering with the factory radio antenna on the other side of the cowl?? Was curious who's running this setup and their opinions of mounting my antenna there...thx in advance
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Excellent! You don't get any interference with the stock fm antenna location? I've read and done a little research that if its mounted too close it can cause a little RF inside the jeep and you can hear it thru your speakers. I'm a CB newb and want to make sure I'm putting my money to good use. That mount is a little expensive but it does come with the coax mounts and light weight Firestik antenna so that's a plus I guess...
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10:14 if not forwarded automatically ...
https://youtu.be/49D7YupyDBY?t=614
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Uh yeah it's getting a little tight Haha, to say the least.
PS> It does go to 10:14, great video as always Mark.
PS> It does go to 10:14, great video as always Mark.
It is about the worst possible place on the Jeep, isn't it? However, it is the best possible place on the Jeep if you drive through narrow ways with lots of brush, because beating up your antenna until it doesn't work is worse than have high SWR limiting your radio to a half mile out or so--at least for what I routinely do with my Jeep.
10:14 if not forwarded automatically ...
https://youtu.be/49D7YupyDBY?t=614
10:14 if not forwarded automatically ...
https://youtu.be/49D7YupyDBY?t=614
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I always heard the spare tire location is horrible, but it seemed to be the most logical mounting location for me. My highest SWR on the channel spectrum is only 1.8:1.
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For a CB, just leave it there. Make sure the mounting point is isolated properly from the antenna. I had a reading of about 3 initially. I drilled out the mounting point hole a bit to give additional clearance and the SWR went to 1.1.