Huntsville Alabama / Tennessee Valley Chat
04-03-2009, 06:50 PM
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There are many good threads here on the forum with respect to models, mounting locations, etc.
Edit: Costs I quoted above was just for radio. Antenna, mount, and coax will add a little more (maybe $40).
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04-03-2009, 08:09 PM
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Word of advice on CB and accessory selection. Don't go too cheap. I went with a $35 Cobra from WalMart and a $30 magnetic antenna/coax combo from Radio Shack and it worked pretty good for about two rides. After that, people had trouble hearing me. I figured out the antenna probably fried the cb circuits. I put a meter on it and never could get a reading below 3 no matter what I tried.
I'll tell you what I've got so you'll have an idea where to get started. Went to Pilot and got a tunable antenna, coax and the bracket y'all saw today. The bracket is actually half of a mirror mount that already had the studmount in the package. These three parts were around $50. There's too many choices in radios for me to get in to. The Walmart special might be ok with a good antenna and coax, but I'm not sure.
I'll tell you what I've got so you'll have an idea where to get started. Went to Pilot and got a tunable antenna, coax and the bracket y'all saw today. The bracket is actually half of a mirror mount that already had the studmount in the package. These three parts were around $50. There's too many choices in radios for me to get in to. The Walmart special might be ok with a good antenna and coax, but I'm not sure.
04-03-2009, 10:41 PM
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Word of advice on CB and accessory selection. Don't go too cheap. I went with a $35 Cobra from WalMart and a $30 magnetic antenna/coax combo from Radio Shack and it worked pretty good for about two rides. After that, people had trouble hearing me. I figured out the antenna probably fried the cb circuits. I put a meter on it and never could get a reading below 3 no matter what I tried.
I'll tell you what I've got so you'll have an idea where to get started. Went to Pilot and got a tunable antenna, coax and the bracket y'all saw today. The bracket is actually half of a mirror mount that already had the studmount in the package. These three parts were around $50. There's too many choices in radios for me to get in to. The Walmart special might be ok with a good antenna and coax, but I'm not sure.
I'll tell you what I've got so you'll have an idea where to get started. Went to Pilot and got a tunable antenna, coax and the bracket y'all saw today. The bracket is actually half of a mirror mount that already had the studmount in the package. These three parts were around $50. There's too many choices in radios for me to get in to. The Walmart special might be ok with a good antenna and coax, but I'm not sure.
04-04-2009, 04:29 AM
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04-04-2009, 04:33 AM
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That is the reason I didn't use the glass pack. I used a Magnaflow muffler. We can meet up some time this week and you can check it out if you want to. There is definitely no rice in mine and my gas mileage increased. Hell, I've got the Sawzall still sitting in the same palce as it was when I did this 5month ago, you could just come over to the house and have at it. Just bring me a beer or five
04-04-2009, 06:32 AM
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Probably could pick something up from the Pilot Truck Stop in Priceville for around $50-60. As for the help part, bama is an expert from what I've seen of his install, but I'd take a look at it if you were having issues. They're fairly straightforward - connect radio, coax, antenna, and mount together. Might need a little tweaking of the antenna, but at least you could hear everyone.
There are many good threads here on the forum with respect to models, mounting locations, etc.
Edit: Costs I quoted above was just for radio. Antenna, mount, and coax will add a little more (maybe $40).
There are many good threads here on the forum with respect to models, mounting locations, etc.
Edit: Costs I quoted above was just for radio. Antenna, mount, and coax will add a little more (maybe $40).
04-04-2009, 10:17 AM
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By the way, we figured that the only thing stopping you from the Five Guys lunch meet-up was the three cars you were selling simultaneously - so does that mean you'll be able to join us this coming Saturday for the Skyline ride?
04-04-2009, 10:53 AM
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