Please double check my CB build before I order.
03-28-2018, 07:18 AM
#1
JK Super Freak
Thread Starter
Please double check my CB build before I order.
I've been doing a lot of reading on this forum and others about the best way to install a CB and antenna. To say there's a lot of conflicting information would be an understatement. However, I believe I've come up with a decent plan based on the things most members seem to agree on. I think I've about ironed out my parts list and install method but wanted to double check with the other, more experienced forum members before ordering anything.
PARTS LIST
Mount: LoD Destroyer Antenna Mount
Antenna: https://www.amazon.com/Firestik-FS-2BK-feet-Tunable-Antenna/dp/B004USX7EE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522247581&sr=8-2&keywords=firestik+fs2-bStud: https://www.amazon.com/FIRESTIK-RADIO-ANTENNA-HEAVY-SO-239/dp/B00T4RSQ92/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522247733&sr=8-2&keywords=Firestik+K4ACoax: https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-305-830-Belden-PL-259-Connectors/dp/B006NTK3MM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522247876&sr=8-1&keywords=%09Wilson+305830Radio: Either a Uniden CMX760 or a President Johnny III.
I plan to cut the power leads at the back of the radio and install a quick disconnect. The power leads will be wired directly to a 20 amp relay on an Apollointech relay control module under the hood. I will replace the 20 amp fuse the relay control box comes with for that circuit with a 3 or 5 amp fuse to protect the radio. I'll run the RG-8X down the passengers side of the tub and to the rear tail gate. I will sand away the powder coating on the antenna bracket where the antenna stud meets it, and where the mounting bolts bind it to the tail gate. I feel this should give me a reasonable ground plane without requiring a hood mount. If necessary I'm considering mounting a grounding strap from the tail gates gate side hinge bolts to the tub side hinge bolts to ensure a proper ground. I'm aware I'm running a rather short antenna but anything taller will get hit by my rather low garage door.
Any thoughts? Am I miss anything?
PARTS LIST
Mount: LoD Destroyer Antenna Mount
Antenna: https://www.amazon.com/Firestik-FS-2BK-feet-Tunable-Antenna/dp/B004USX7EE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522247581&sr=8-2&keywords=firestik+fs2-bStud: https://www.amazon.com/FIRESTIK-RADIO-ANTENNA-HEAVY-SO-239/dp/B00T4RSQ92/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522247733&sr=8-2&keywords=Firestik+K4ACoax: https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-305-830-Belden-PL-259-Connectors/dp/B006NTK3MM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522247876&sr=8-1&keywords=%09Wilson+305830Radio: Either a Uniden CMX760 or a President Johnny III.
I plan to cut the power leads at the back of the radio and install a quick disconnect. The power leads will be wired directly to a 20 amp relay on an Apollointech relay control module under the hood. I will replace the 20 amp fuse the relay control box comes with for that circuit with a 3 or 5 amp fuse to protect the radio. I'll run the RG-8X down the passengers side of the tub and to the rear tail gate. I will sand away the powder coating on the antenna bracket where the antenna stud meets it, and where the mounting bolts bind it to the tail gate. I feel this should give me a reasonable ground plane without requiring a hood mount. If necessary I'm considering mounting a grounding strap from the tail gates gate side hinge bolts to the tub side hinge bolts to ensure a proper ground. I'm aware I'm running a rather short antenna but anything taller will get hit by my rather low garage door.
Any thoughts? Am I miss anything?
04-04-2018, 06:33 PM
#2
JK Enthusiast
The details of that FME connector do not seem clear to me from the Amazon page. Perhaps the separate PL259 shown, not attached to the cable, is an adapter for the FME connector, but that would be an assumption I would hate to discover is wrong when the parts are received.
