twaldron

The ones I have DO have a decent speaker, external antenna, among other
things. Check em out:

<http://www.popularwireless.com/gmrsradioshack211850.html>


FrankW wrote:

> From what I understand CB was the FCCs' biggest mistake
> Allocating the band for short range mobile communications
> while it's very good at skip almost makes it useless
> for intended purposes. The skip we pick up here in the north
> from the people in the south with the BIG boots makes it hard
> to hear buddy a couple miles away. Audioooooo Audioooooo.... sheesh
> Unfortunatly it was so, because of the technology of the time.
> FRS is much better suited for short range comms. To bad
> they don't make a radio with at least a decent speaker.


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03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
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TW

"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:32dm709buokijhtsv4p71dlccerm23ldci@4ax.com...
> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>
> Howard.
>
>

I was just reading the FAQ on www.firestick.com and they suggest to put it
in a rope like bind and not a small ball sort of thing. I am learning lots
of stuff from this thread. Man, what have I started.

Thanks for your advice, its much appreciated.
TW

TW

"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:32dm709buokijhtsv4p71dlccerm23ldci@4ax.com...
> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>
> Howard.
>
>

I was just reading the FAQ on www.firestick.com and they suggest to put it
in a rope like bind and not a small ball sort of thing. I am learning lots
of stuff from this thread. Man, what have I started.

Thanks for your advice, its much appreciated.
TW

TW

"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:32dm709buokijhtsv4p71dlccerm23ldci@4ax.com...
> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>
> Howard.
>
>

I was just reading the FAQ on www.firestick.com and they suggest to put it
in a rope like bind and not a small ball sort of thing. I am learning lots
of stuff from this thread. Man, what have I started.

Thanks for your advice, its much appreciated.
TW

TW

"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:32dm709buokijhtsv4p71dlccerm23ldci@4ax.com...
> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>
> Howard.
>
>

I was just reading the FAQ on www.firestick.com and they suggest to put it
in a rope like bind and not a small ball sort of thing. I am learning lots
of stuff from this thread. Man, what have I started.

Thanks for your advice, its much appreciated.
TW

TW

"James Gemmill" <gemmilljim@hotmail,com> wrote in message
news:d16l705vundf3bghlrmrm9iffb1snkn2pi@4ax.com...
> I believe the CB antenna will be detuned if yo locate it near the
> AM/FM radio antenna. Best to locate as far as possible from it.
>

I was thinking about putting it on the opposite side, not next to the radio
antenna. I am seeing a friend tomorrow who knows more about installing
antennas then I do.

TW

TW

"James Gemmill" <gemmilljim@hotmail,com> wrote in message
news:d16l705vundf3bghlrmrm9iffb1snkn2pi@4ax.com...
> I believe the CB antenna will be detuned if yo locate it near the
> AM/FM radio antenna. Best to locate as far as possible from it.
>

I was thinking about putting it on the opposite side, not next to the radio
antenna. I am seeing a friend tomorrow who knows more about installing
antennas then I do.

TW

TW

"James Gemmill" <gemmilljim@hotmail,com> wrote in message
news:d16l705vundf3bghlrmrm9iffb1snkn2pi@4ax.com...
> I believe the CB antenna will be detuned if yo locate it near the
> AM/FM radio antenna. Best to locate as far as possible from it.
>

I was thinking about putting it on the opposite side, not next to the radio
antenna. I am seeing a friend tomorrow who knows more about installing
antennas then I do.

TW

TW

"James Gemmill" <gemmilljim@hotmail,com> wrote in message
news:d16l705vundf3bghlrmrm9iffb1snkn2pi@4ax.com...
> I believe the CB antenna will be detuned if yo locate it near the
> AM/FM radio antenna. Best to locate as far as possible from it.
>

I was thinking about putting it on the opposite side, not next to the radio
antenna. I am seeing a friend tomorrow who knows more about installing
antennas then I do.

TW

TW

"Ender" <enderwiggin3rd@SBhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:am1m7017lq8f3j87tnb9rp3shjikc6jk4s@4ax.com...
>
> In my opinion, you would do well to keep the CB antenna away from the
> engine, as that is generally a noisy RF environment. Ignition impulse
> noise, computer hash, electric motors, fuel pump noise, and on and on
> can really put a dent in your radio's usefulness. On my elderly CJ5's
> I mounted 102 inch whips on the driver's side rear end of the body,
> mostly to help keep from clanging into overhanging tree limbs on
> country roads. On my XJ I mounted an L bracket NMO mount at the left
> rear hatch point, on the side that was away from the exhaust system
> (driver's side). Make sure you establish a solid mechanical and RF
> ground at the feedpoint of the antenna. This helps keep the coax from
> picking up noise and inducing it into the antenna, as well as
> establishing a counterpoise for the antenna.
>
> Power the radio by running twisted pair back to the positive +
> terminal of the battery, and then to the body groundpoint where the
> negative - terminal of the battery is connected. Fuse both of these
> at the battery end! Ground the chassis of the radio at the mounting
> point as well. Hopefully you will not run into the classic RF noise
> issues that many have experienced! As someone else suggested, a great
> place to get mobile radio information is at:
>
> http://www.eham.net/forums/MobileHam
>
> It's great fun to use the radio to rank on your buddies as you roll
> past them in the mud.
>

Thanks for the advice. I had been away for a couple of days, but it seems
like I have a lot of responses to read now. Great stuff. I have steering
on the right side (I am in New Zealand).

How would mounting it on the spare tyre carrier work? That would give a
good height and keep it away from almost all electronics (the nearest being
the fuel pump in the gas tank).

TW