Cb Antenna Cable Routing

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Cb antenna cable routing.

Discussion starter 1 mar 25 2008. You can see all of our rg 59 style cb coax. A bad ground will result in an un tunable antenna and sky high swr levels. Typically this is about 18 foot of cable which according to some theory is the optimal length of cable to use regardless of how close the antenna is to the cb.

First time posting but i ve been using this site religiously since i bought my titan back in october. Jump to latest follow 1 13 of 13 posts. Cb antenna cable routing. Erik from farpoint farms survival talks about the various places you can install your mobile cb radio setup including proper antenna placement to insure yo.

The coaxial cable running from your radio to the antenna is very important. Bmac sofa king cool. Cb coax cable is necessary to connect your antenna to your radio. All too often the coax is ignored and performance suffers because of the lack of attention it receives.

If you re running dual antennas you must use rg 59 coax. I have searched but can t find anything on where people are routing their cb antenna cable. Some people will purchase regular coax cable and try to use a t connector to install everything. Joined sep 21 2007 2 827 posts.

Any other type of coax won t work with your dual antenna setup. Ground your antenna mount. Joined dec 26 2009 15 posts. Discussion starter 1 dec 27 2009.

Discussion starter 1 jun 25 2012. Running the wire from the antenna to the cb. Where to run cb antenna cable. Cb radio antenna cable routing and antenna mounting.

Joined dec 18 2011 136 posts. Jump to latest follow 1 9 of 9 posts. Jump to latest follow 1 17 of 17 posts. Getting 1 0 to 1 1 swr on the 5 and 1 1 to 1 4 on the 2 antenna mounted on the rear bumper i was getting a 2 1 swr on the low end.

Hey guys just picked up a k40 over the long weekend and thinking of how to run the coax cable. If you re using a standard cb antenna i e anything except a no ground plane or ngp kit you ll need to make sure your antenna mount is solidly grounded to the vehicle s chassis.