And don't forget to grind down the frame to bare metal where you're gonna attach the ground wire. You can spray over it with rubberized undercoating when you're done to prevent rust. Also, make sure you use some good marine grade wire too. Tinned wire doesn't corrode like regular copper will.
ok do ima start on the cb thing.. first im going to get the antenna.. now my question is. its hard to mount an antenna and get a ground on my truck. sooooo. i DO NOT want a magnet one. I want a firestick. SO can i mount it on the truck where i want and run a seperate thick ground wire off it to the body, or does it have to be grounded through the mounting screws?
I have a firestick you can have.Just need a mounting bracket and cable.Its just a antenna.
sure man.. thanks.
CB radios or Citizen Band are limited to a MAX of 5 watts. You are not allowed to operate an amplifier which pushes the signal strength over 5 watts without a proper license from the FCC. Amatuer Radio license or HAM radio licenses allow certain privledges on certain frequencies depending on the class of your license.
CB radios are AM and at 5 watts are not very reliable over 5-10 miles. Even with an amp and depending on your antenna may not be anymore reliable over 15 miles.
A HAM radio in the 2 meter band will get you about 50 miles with a decent repeater, even more if the repeater is up high.
Please make sure you read the fcc rules and regs concerning CB radios and Amatuer Radio licenses before you go out and plunk down you cold hard cash on a radio and antenna. The penalties for operating without the proper licesnse or with improper or overpowered equipment can be very stiff! 5 years in jail plus fines, and loss of radios.
glowworm = licensed ham radio oper.
re-reading the rules, I am mistaken, MAX power output on AM CB radios is 4 watts, not the 5 watts I mentioned earlier
