Cb aeriel and mounting area

[AlexD333]

C'mon guys, post up ya pics of aeriels and where they are mounted.

I quite fancy one with the springy circular aeriel.

Also what is needed to wire up n get working? :nenau

 

[briggie]

 

[briggie]

 

[AlexD333]

Now that's my kind of set up :lol

 

[briggie]

get a firkin amateur licence then :augie:sly

 

[AlexD333]

You don't actually have to get a license right? :nenau

 

[briggie]

You don't actually have to get a license right? :nenau

not for cb . no you don't , but amateur radio yes you do

 

[AlexD333]

not for cb . no you don't , but amateur radio yes you do

Ah right I see :thumb2

There is some awfully cheap last min cb radios on eBay,.

 

[briggie]

cheap isn't always good , id never buy a second hand cb ..... too many screwdriver experts ........ you need a 80 ch radio really :thumb2...... new ones aren't much more than about 50 squids

 

[Sweety]

Mount the aeriel onto your light bar:thumbs well that's where I had mine on my last T2 & when I get around to fitting the CB into this truck that'll be where the aeriel will go well once I fit a light bar:lol

 

[AlexD333]

Mount the aeriel onto your light bar:thumbs well that's where I had mine on my last T2 & when I get around to fitting the CB into this truck that'll be where the aeriel will go well once I fit a light bar:lol

Multistory might be an issue no? I only fit in some now :lol

 

[Sweety]

Multistory might be an issue no? I only fit in some now :lol

You must have some high multistory carparks down there as I can just get a standard height T2 in some up here but as soon as I fitted the roof rack on my last T2 they were a no go place:lol but the aeriels are easy to unscrew if you don't plan on having it on all of the time:augie or other option would be to bumper mount the aeriel

 

[makeitfit]

Here's the one on my old truck

Just didn't have enough wire to get very far from home though lol

 

[elty001]

Get a small mag mount then you can put it anywhere on roof or bonnet and take it off for multi storey car parks
Mine is mounted on the front passenger wing using the mirror mount from a mistral.

 

[Barrbeast]

My antenna is mounted on my winch bumper and I can unscrew it from the bracket easy enough if I'm going in somewhere a bit low (it sticks up a fair distance above my roof).



Antenna cable runs through the grill, round the edge of the engine compartment (underneath the bonnet) and through the firewall to the CB unit which is screwed into the passenger footwell side of the transmission tunnel.

You'll need a live feed for the radio, mine goes straight from the battery via some spare three core cable I had (passes through the same part of the firewall as the antenna cable). There's an inline fuse in the live feed at the radio end. (A bonus of using the three core is I now have up to two spare wires going through the firewall should I need to them in the future).

I got both the CB and antenna off of shops on ebay. Antenna was one of these in a kit with the mount for screwing into the bumper bracket

http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/mobile-cbs/midland-78-plus-multi-b.html

Check out Thunderpole's ebay shop as they have kits with the antenna + whatever bracket you need (there are ones for clamping onto a bumper bar).

CB was a "grade B" Midland 78 Plus I got for £50 inc delivery, can't remember the name of the ebay shop but this is the amazon listing

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Midland-Multi-Region-Channel-Mobile-Radio/dp/B003A6IBXO

Very happy with the CB's perfomance down in Wales, much better than the handheld Midland Alan I had last year (it did the job but in hindsight I should have just bought a proper vehicle one).

 

[briggie]

You don't actually have to get a license right? :nenau

From 8 December 2006, it will no longer be necessary to hold a Wireless Telegraphy (WT) Act licence in order to operate Citizens’ Band Radio equipment, providing that the equipment is operated in accordance with the WT (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

CB users share spectrum which is in a frequency band managed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This use is secondary to that of the MOD (the primary spectrum user) and it should be noted that CB users must be prepared to accept incoming interference caused by continuing use of this spectrum by the MOD.

Please note: users must understand that CB radio equipment shall be operated on a 'non-interference, non-protected' basis; that is, it shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, other radio services.

 

[AlexD333]

From 8 December 2006, it will no longer be necessary to hold a Wireless Telegraphy (WT) Act licence in order to operate Citizens’ Band Radio equipment, providing that the equipment is operated in accordance with the WT (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

CB users share spectrum which is in a frequency band managed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This use is secondary to that of the MOD (the primary spectrum user) and it should be noted that CB users must be prepared to accept incoming interference caused by continuing use of this spectrum by the MOD.

Please note: users must understand that CB radio equipment shall be operated on a 'non-interference, non-protected' basis; that is, it shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, other radio services.

Cheers Briggie, pretty black and white really.

Use it, dont be an arse :thumb2

 

[rustic]

Here's the one on my old truck

Just didn't have enough wire to get very far from home though lol

Ahh an electric hybrid, range is according to the length of cable available....:lol:lol

My aerial is fitted off a home made bracket, that attaches to the driver's side bonnet hinge.

The aerial has a collar, that lifts, then the aerial folds flat below the windscreen, for when I put it away in the garage, or for multi story car parks.:thumb2

I can actually undo the collar and fold it, through the open window, so easy to sort.

Problem is... with having a cb, no one wants to talk to me anymore, and those that are on, tend to hog the breaking channels, swear a lot and playing music.:doh

PMR radios are better.. say car to car, less than a mile.:thumb2

 

[russell.huffer]

I just drilled a hole in the middle of the roof and mounted the cb ariel .

kind regards


Russell.

 

[Barrbeast]

I just drilled a hole in the middle of the roof and mounted the cb ariel .

kind regards


Russell.

That was another option but I didn't fancy drilling a hole in my roof :nenau plus by having it mounted on the bar in front of me I can see what's happening with it and can also use it as a (rough) height guide.