The above setup has worked very well for me in the past. During the last year or two several 18 wheeler truck manufactures started pre wiring their tractors with coax cable for cb radio antennas.
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Mack pinnacle cb antenna cable routing. What would be the best set up i could go with. A lot more range than it has now. Old design antique truck cb antennas. Most common problem is bad. The cab is fiberglass with aluminum doors. Cb radio repair.
I see so many macks with the cb cable just ran through the door jam and right to the radio because its a lengthy process to run a new cable through the door and up to the upper mirror mount. Plus the placement of the cb radio mounting must of been a last minute design i found a lot of drivers complaining of the fuse panel cover making noise from the panel cover rubbing with the weight of the radio on top of it. Their swr readings were not the best but still under 201. Coax is 18 clear mini 8 from the truck stop. Mack truck cb antenna systems. Your mack can have the most amount of range for the least amount of.
Discussion in cb antennas started by ku8b25 mar 14 2014. Cost will be 135 shipping included or less depending on which mirror pipes you have on yor truck. Soon thereafter firestik started receiving poor reception complaints from drivers. I have a 2002 t800 dump. Cb radio sales repair. I have a general hp40 peaked tuned with great coax nowthank you for your help.
Actually many new trucks aare a pain to get the swr right and the factory all in one coax sucks. Mount is on grab handle above window behind the cab. Where cb man is the old fashioned hi tech cb man. 2014 mack pinnacle daycab tractor various 136 van type trailers. Sterling ford or sterling semis. Cb antenna system lies.
Turn up cb radios to the maximum. Brake weight active member. I can send ou a new system that is set right problem free. Knowing that we knew we had to look elsewhere for the problem. Amfmcb 8 track player. The dummies that designed your truck may have put the wrong coax in fo duel coax.
In many cases the radio and antennas came off of previously owned vehicles where they performed as expected. Mar 13 2014 messages. Ive been working in mexico recently and have noticed a. The antenna system in your truck now is not right. Mack truck cb antenna systems. Magnum delta force cb.
Since we didnt know that the. Jan 31 2012 messages. Aug 13 2008 messages. 1 ku8b25 mar 14 2014. 1 boll weevil jul 11 2014. Getting this system problem free set right will give you a.
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