Should get it finished today if all goes well... I'll post pics and updates soon!

 

Thanks sounds good. As soon as the twins are ready we are going to get the stuff to finish it today

 

So here it is installed. I went to the local truck stop and naturally they didn't have the Wilson I was looking at and I knew they didn't carry firesticks.... So I did the next bet thing started talking I truckers and the pointed out a Francis hot rod. It was $18 bucks so I figured worth a try... Worst case I end up ordering what I want. Then wouldn't ya know it 3 truck stops later still now SWR meter!! Pissed me off dragging twin 4 year olds around anymore so I came home and installed it. Now I can't use it till I find a meter! But it's in and went smoothly once I got the black plastic off the inside of the tailgate.

 

Looks good, Troutster! Trying to get that stuff done with one 5 y/o in tow is hard enough, so sympathise about twins!!

 

Thanks once I get a meter make sure I'm in the ballpark then I wanna cut the corners off my homemade bracket and paint it all. But the twins won the project is over for today.

 

Make sure you test your rear wiper. My bracket needed to be trimmed as the wiper blade caught on it.

 

No such thing this time around soft top only.... I have it turned on but nothing so far. Gonna swing out by the highway see if I can hear anything. Don't wanna transmit and fry my radio. Thought I would have picked something up at least. Hope this works.

 

Ahh, OK. Makes things easier. Mine was a pita to get the SWR right.

 

Yeah without a swr meter I'm dead in the water. Went to the highway and still nothing... Even tried a quick radio check. And nothing.... Next thing is try and run a ground and see if anything picks up? I'll take any suggestions...

 

I'd probably wait until you've got the SWR meter. Tough to know what's happening without that.