Here is where you should mount your CB and HAM antennas on your Jeep
JK Freak
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From: Lakeland, Florida
Tail Gater
4' FireStik on CoolTechLLC Gate Mount. Inverted for garage door clearance. (Note separate ground wire on top bolt to subwoofer acorn nut.) Been working fantastic with my Cobra 75 for the past year.
Last edited by Sahara Lee; May 8, 2012 at 06:01 PM.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Royersford, PA
Mirror mount?
I've been eyeing up a mirror mount like this
Because it would be out front and seems more sturdy than the cowl mounts I can find (JK fender is apparently too flimsy where they want to mount it). Any opinion on how effective the mirror mount would be relative to the spare tire mount?
Because it would be out front and seems more sturdy than the cowl mounts I can find (JK fender is apparently too flimsy where they want to mount it). Any opinion on how effective the mirror mount would be relative to the spare tire mount?
JK Super Freak
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From: Bella Vista, AR
Originally Posted by Minnich JK
Anyone know of a good corner mount for a 4' Firestik?
Got a Teraflex tire carrier mount and realized it wouldn't fit with my aftermarket tire carrier glad I didn't put it on now!
Got a Teraflex tire carrier mount and realized it wouldn't fit with my aftermarket tire carrier glad I didn't put it on now!
Last edited by arjeeper; May 10, 2012 at 04:55 AM.
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From: Tijeras, NM
Now correct me if im wrong but on top of a tire carrier near the top of the jeep with a 5 foot firestick should yeild decent results due to it being a coil and also it being further away from the body of the vehicle. Or would it yeild simular results to the light bar mount used in your tests?
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Tijeras, NM
So what are your honest opinions of my setup?
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The left antenna is a 2m/70cm ham antenna and the right one is for a handheld cb. The steel plate is 17" wide and the antennas are at least 12" apart.
I went with magnetic antennas for ease of swapping them between large ones for trails and travelling and short ones for everyday use that fit in the garage.
SWR meter reading are 1.2 and 1.3.
I ran the two coax cables through the tailgate (left an 8in loop at the hinge inside for flexing) out through a grommet behind the spare to a QD connector. This way I can open the tailgate, reach down in the spare tire and unscrew the connector, swap antennas, or leave them off.
Trail performance has just fine. I love having them back there out of the way of branches. I also like the height.
Honestly the only time I use the CB is with other Jeeps on the trails. I don't know anyone else that even owns them.
My mobile ham radio I use more often and haven't had issues with it. I can run simplex with others or hit the local repeaters with no problem.
Thanks for any constructive criticism!
Attachment 314393
The left antenna is a 2m/70cm ham antenna and the right one is for a handheld cb. The steel plate is 17" wide and the antennas are at least 12" apart.
I went with magnetic antennas for ease of swapping them between large ones for trails and travelling and short ones for everyday use that fit in the garage.
SWR meter reading are 1.2 and 1.3.
I ran the two coax cables through the tailgate (left an 8in loop at the hinge inside for flexing) out through a grommet behind the spare to a QD connector. This way I can open the tailgate, reach down in the spare tire and unscrew the connector, swap antennas, or leave them off.
Trail performance has just fine. I love having them back there out of the way of branches. I also like the height.
Honestly the only time I use the CB is with other Jeeps on the trails. I don't know anyone else that even owns them.
My mobile ham radio I use more often and haven't had issues with it. I can run simplex with others or hit the local repeaters with no problem.
Thanks for any constructive criticism!
Last edited by realjeep; May 13, 2012 at 02:35 PM.
JK Newbie
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: QUEENS NY
i went with a nice simple set up. a diamond sg7500 mounted on the diamond k400c on the tail gate. the thin cable fits nicely between the gasket and tail gate with no pinching and required no holes to slip through.
mounted an icom 2200h in the center console . built a little fan to sit on the console top and help with the heat.
swr is 1:1.5 with no effort at all.
mounted an icom 2200h in the center console . built a little fan to sit on the console top and help with the heat.
swr is 1:1.5 with no effort at all.
