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Old 07-18-2010, 05:25 AM
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Okay, I have (had) a 4' firestick and I ahve a bad habit of leaving it on when I drive into the garage/ Last night, I broke it, and now it is a 3' Frestick. Can i just cut it down even and run it, or is it ruined?
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Old 07-18-2010, 05:42 AM
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Okay, I have (had) a 4' firestick and I ahve a bad habit of leaving it on when I drive into the garage/ Last night, I broke it, and now it is a 3' Frestick. Can i just cut it down even and run it, or is it ruined?
its done. hard to match it up to the cb
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Old 07-18-2010, 06:48 AM
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Don't transmit with a damaged antenna, or you might burn out the radio. And be sure to tune your new antenna with an SWR meter.
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Don't transmit with a damaged antenna, or you might burn out the radio. And be sure to tune your new antenna with an SWR meter.
x2 it's
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Old 07-18-2010, 11:53 AM
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May I suggest a 3' Firestik and a spring mount replacement?
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Originally Posted by Desert Fox
May I suggest a 3' Firestik and a spring mount replacement?
Sounds like it. I already have the spring mount, it just got caught between the door and the upper wall and couldn't sprint back. Crap, it sounds like a new firestik is in order here.
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