[Wgasa84]

Well I need a new antenna, driving into the cover'd parking and having the antenna hit branches and stuff on the trail has caused it to fail. (it was only 10bucks...)

I have heard great things about wilson and firestick....

what do ya'll suggest? This is mounted ontop of my rack, which is level with the top of the cab. 3,4,5' foot? I need to get new cable too, the stuff i orinally used was old and crappy.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I need a new one by friday... so again I get down to the wire on stuff.

 

[TQM3 (Last IFS in AZ)]

Well I need a new antenna, driving into the cover'd parking and having the antenna hit branches and stuff on the trail has caused it to fail. (it was only 10bucks...)

I have heard great things about wilson and firestick....

what do ya'll suggest? This is mounted ontop of my rack, which is level with the top of the cab. 3,4,5' foot? I need to get new cable too, the stuff i orinally used was old and crappy.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I need a new one by friday... so again I get down to the wire on stuff.

I like Firesticks myself. If you keep breaking your antenna you might consider mounting it lower. (if you care mine is mounted on the rear bumper)

 

[KRYPTO(dale)]

yep,you'll snap them off sooner or later mounted at roof level.
or get one(firestick?) thats real flexy,able to bend it in half.
i got a giant whip on a spring thats lasted longer that it should.:lmao:
if you remount to bed level, make sure the ant. is two thirds above the cab.

 

[Dyingyak]

You might want to consider ordering a k40 Superflex. I can bend my 4' antenna all most completely into a circle and it will pop right back into it's orginal shape.

 

[peekay331]

Well I need a new antenna, driving into the cover'd parking and having the antenna hit branches and stuff on the trail has caused it to fail. (it was only 10bucks...)

I have heard great things about wilson and firestick....

what do ya'll suggest? This is mounted ontop of my rack, which is level with the top of the cab. 3,4,5' foot? I need to get new cable too, the stuff i orinally used was old and crappy.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I need a new one by friday... so again I get down to the wire on stuff.

get a steel whip one. i have a fiberglass firestik and it wouldnt stand up to the abuse if it were mounted to roof level.

 

[Wgasa84]

I like Firesticks myself. If you keep breaking your antenna you might consider mounting it lower. (if you care mine is mounted on the rear bumper)

I got lazy and didn't take it off when I pulled into the coverd parking.

 

[Wgasa84]

get a steel whip one. i have a fiberglass firestik and it wouldnt stand up to the abuse if it were mounted to roof level.

thanks. i'll look into those too. I just need to find where they are sold around here... frys has cb anetnnas but they are the same cheep ones i bought before.

 

[kodiak]

Let me know if you find a place that sells them in so cal. I got my cb installed today and need to get an antenna.

 

[peekay331]

thanks. i'll look into those too. I just need to find where they are sold around here... frys has cb anetnnas but they are the same cheep ones i bought before.

check out truck stops like flying j's and travelcenters. they usually have a good selection of firestiks and wilson antennas.

 

[ocdp2000]

ahhh good idea, i didnt think about that. flyin j's always have alot of CB stuff. good call.
-darren

 

[1noobie]

thanks. i'll look into those too. I just need to find where they are sold around here... frys has cb anetnnas but they are the same cheep ones i bought before.

Yeah , like I told you in the e-mail I got mine in Palm Springs at the Flyin J there is also a Pilot travel center a little closer, still in PS but a few miles closer. I like mine (Wilson 1000). I have been talking to a friend in town and have been about 15miles away mountains and all in between and could still talk to him. But its like 5 or 6' so it sits way above my cab. Sometimes I cant drive thru to get food.

 

[ElBandito]

I got lazy and didn't take it off when I pulled into the coverd parking.

i pulled that too with my firestick against those tubes they hang in the garages to tell you how much clearance there is, needless to say my firestick won and the tube gave way

 

[Matt]

Chris,

I'd recommend a whip style antenna for being that high up. The Firestick doesn't flex too much and it will just snap off the mount if you hit anything with it. Firestiks are fine for lower mounts or where they're shielded by part of the body, imo. Even where mine is on the hood channel mount is kind of a hassle when you get into trails where there's thick brush right up on the truck. I have to stop and pull it off, funny thing is I can still talk fine off the mount for trail runs where everyone is failry close.

 

[1noobie]

Chris,

I'd recommend a whip style antenna for being that high up. The Firestick doesn't flex too much and it will just snap off the mount if you hit anything with it. Firestiks are fine for lower mounts or where they're shielded by part of the body, imo. Even where mine is on the hood channel mount is kind of a hassle when you get into trails where there's thick brush right up on the truck. I have to stop and pull it off, funny thing is I can still talk fine off the mount for trail runs where everyone is failry close.

Who you talkin to?

 

[1noobie]

Chris,

I'd recommend a whip style antenna for being that high up. The Firestick doesn't flex too much and it will just snap off the mount if you hit anything with it. Firestiks are fine for lower mounts or where they're shielded by part of the body, imo. Even where mine is on the hood channel mount is kind of a hassle when you get into trails where there's thick brush right up on the truck. I have to stop and pull it off, funny thing is I can still talk fine off the mount for trail runs where everyone is failry close.

Oh nevermind, I just got the e-mail notification. Is there a spring mount I can buy and if so how does it work? Can it still me mounted to my bed bar?

 

[drabnor]

go with a steel whip. 106" with a 2" spring

i got mine at radio shack

 

[drabnor]

Oh nevermind, I just got the e-mail notification. Is there a spring mount I can buy and if so how does it work? Can it still me mounted to my bed bar?

have you seen mine?
go to radio shack, thats where i got my whip and spring

 

[1noobie]

have you seen mine?
go to radio shack, thats where i got my whip and spring

No I haven't seen yours. I really like mine though, I just need a spring mount for it.

 

[drabnor]

No I haven't seen yours. I really like mine though, I just need a spring mount for it.

go to radio shack

 

[1noobie]

go to radio shack

Fuck Radio Shit! I'll never go there. Now leave me alone!

Btw, where is the nearest one in Temecula just out of curiosity....