CB aerial mounting points

Fouros · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 11:40 pm

ok seeing as we downunder cant use the side of the fender where the radio antenna is mounted ( we have side indicators mounted there) or the rear tyre carrier mounting point ( we have that funky cover going over the lot

where else have the creative KJers mounted an aerial for thier in cab CB's

picks please

4wdParakeet · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 11:48 pm

I took a peice of angle iron and mounted it behind the spare tire carrier bolts. It works great sturdy. I have the ant. mounted on a large spring and a quick disco so if I want to open the glass with it on there I can by bending it at the spring or take it off and toss it in the rear.

Parakeet

white04kj · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:58 am

Check out the Firestik MK-204 (I think) mounting kit. You can bolt it into the rear doorjamb, so the antenna is more or less on the rear corner of the Jeep. There are some pics of it in the electronics section, Gringo Loco and a few others have it mounted like that.

Fouros · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:25 am

thanks mate

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:28 am

Front of the hood is a nice easy install:

Writeup is here:

http://www.jeepkj.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3748

fish eye · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:22 pm

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... php?t=8657

if you have the light bar, this works really well. i finished mine last week, and had great reception on the trail, and stood up to the abuse.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:47 pm

Se7enLC wrote:

Front of the hood is a nice easy install:

Writeup is here:

http://www.jeepkj.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3748

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:51 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Se7enLC wrote:

Front of the hood is a nice easy install:

shock in a good way or a bad way? (I had to hit reply just so I could see what emotion that emoticon was supposed to be conveying, hehe)

m0th · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:58 pm

On the rack.

In folded position:

In action:

rocketjocky · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:45 pm

I like the the hood location too but I mounted mine a little closer to the windshield.

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:27 pm

rocketjocky wrote:

I like the the hood location too but I mounted mine a little closer to the windshield.

I like that location better than mine. But to do that I'd either have to custom-fab a bracket, drill the hood, or both, so I opted to keep at on the nose

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:40 pm

m0th wrote:

On the rack.

In folded position:

what kinda setup is your bracket and mount. I like that alot.

m0th · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:48 pm

Standard trucker mirror mount with a foldover bracket added on top. I had to Dremel off the top part of the sliding sleeve on the foldover due to the spring stopping it from sliding up to fold down.

Got the idea from here: http://4x4icon.com/offroad/cb/cobra_75_wx_st_cb.htm

He has the spring/foldover reversed so it works properly.

BTW it's pretty stealth when lowered. Because the rack tops out at around 6' 8" it's not really noticeable unless you know it's there.

Kugellager · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:40 am

There is always the route I took. See the 'Custom Light Bar' link in my sig.

John
];')

Fouros · **Posted:** Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:29 pm

ok here is where i mounted mine

thank you mopar for the tupperware roof basket

and here is the head unit of my UHF Radio

its a 5 watt GME 40 + 10 Channel UHF radio, i get about 12- 15 miles range without a repeater station and my cheap antenna

well knock me down with a feather i was listening to the scan channels on this radio, i got a signal from over 30 miles away for the brisbane fire dept :shock:

skogsemt · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:58 am

0311_DoC wrote:

m0th wrote:

On the rack.

In folded position:

what kinda setup is your bracket and mount. I like that alot.

m0th- that is the nicest antenna mount I have seen yet.. very nice

MikeD0106 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:20 am

Fouros wrote:

well knock me down with a feather i was listening to the scan channels on this radio, i got a signal from over 30 miles away for the brisbane fire dept :shock:

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:17 pm

MikeD0106 wrote:

Fouros wrote:

well knock me down with a feather i was listening to the scan channels on this radio, i got a signal from over 30 miles away for the brisbane fire dept :shock:

he said 30 miles, not 30 years :-P

But as far as mounting an antenna to a roof basket / rail, etc, This mount looks really good:

http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-ss134a-ss-clampon-flat-mount-p-318.html

JFortier777 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:37 pm

I've got a 25 watt galaxy waiting to be installed in my KJ.

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