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From : spinman

Q: http//www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/productdisplay/s-10101/storeid-10101/p-14 4992/c-10101/catalogid-10101 i am a rookie to this cb stuff i am using one of those cheep windshield mounted one.. and yes its coming loose. i am going to get this when i can justify there $7.95 s&h fee. just remember our new dodges have a micro antenna connection so you will need an adapter. radio shack maybe w5o0xq wrote get a ham radio license and quit fooling around with that stupid cb stuff. al i think by now we all understand your position on ham radios. i do not personally own a ham radio nor do i desire to own one. i may be overstepping my bounds by speaking for the group as a whole but i will anyway. the question was about cb radios. it was a specific question about cb radios. it was not intended to open a discussion about alternatives to cb radios. i get hours of enjoyment operating my cb when on road trips. i like the idea of being close in proximity of the person i am talking to. it seems to make conversation more personal. if i wanted to talk to people at long distances at random i would use my free long distance calling minutes on my cell phone dialing at random to far away places. thank you for suggesting the use of ham radios as some readers may consider this as an alternative to the topic being discussed. by the way you are a cross-posting troll. if there is not enough message traffic in your pathetic radio group to keep you entertained all you have to do is subscribe to additional groups. .

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From : montanajeeper

subject montanajeeper look here from spinman vnicastro@nospam.comcast.net http//www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/productdisplay/s-10101/storeid-10101/p-14 4992/c-10101/catalogid-10101 now thats interesting. any idea on what kind of performance you can expect from something like that .

From : montanajeeper

subject re montanajeeper look here from jeff mayner a wilson 1000 or the k40 equivilent is the best trade-off. does the plastic pad affect the effective range where can i find such a pad thanks. .

From : jeff mayner

montanajeeper wrote subject montanajeeper look here from spinman vnicastro@nospam.comcast.net http//www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/productdisplay/s-10101/storeid-10101/p-14 4992/c-10101/catalogid-10101 now thats interesting. any idea on what kind of performance you can expect from something like that poor. remember anything other than a hard mounted center placed 108 102 with a spring and ball mount is going to lose effectiveness. using the trucks existing antenna with that device is not the way to go imo. a wilson 1000 or the k40 equivilent is the best trade-off. just keep the truck clean and waxed under the magnet and your good to go. jeff .

From : jeff mayner

montanajeeper wrote subject re montanajeeper look here from jeff mayner a wilson 1000 or the k40 equivilent is the best trade-off. does the plastic pad affect the effective range where can i find such a pad thanks. the bottom of the antenna as new will not scratch your truck. if you dont keep it clean and you allow dirt and grit to accumulate well then it will scratch your truck. never put the antenna directly on the pavement or garage floor. always wipe the bottom with a towel after removing. always wipe area of roof before replacing. the pad everyone is talking about will not effect tx/rx. all it will do is possibly limit the magnets ability to hold at high speeds though you probably dont have anything there to worry about. just keep it clean and be careful about removing etc. jeff .

From : jerry

montanajeeper wrote subject re montanajeeper look here from jeff mayner a wilson 1000 or the k40 equivilent is the best trade-off. does the plastic pad affect the effective range where can i find such a pad thanks. the wilson and k-40 as well as most other magnetic base antennas already have a thin plastic film on the bottom to protect the paint finish. mine is 7 years old and still looks new. btw those boxes that are suppose to work with you truck radio antenna by splitting the radios are junk unless a half mile is about all the range you want. jerry jerry .

From : nosey

jeff mayner wrote montanajeeper wrote subject re montanajeeper look here from jeff mayner a wilson 1000 or the k40 equivilent is the best trade-off. does the plastic pad affect the effective range where can i find such a pad thanks. the bottom of the antenna as new will not scratch your truck. if you dont keep it clean and you allow dirt and grit to accumulate well then it will scratch your truck. never put the antenna directly on the pavement or garage floor. always wipe the bottom with a towel after removing. always wipe area of roof before replacing. the pad everyone is talking about will not effect tx/rx. all it will do is possibly limit the magnets ability to hold at high speeds though you probably dont have anything there to worry about. just keep it clean and be careful about removing etc. jeff i ran a magnet mount for a while. the plastic base did not harm my trucks finish. the coax did leave a mark in the paint on my roof that did wax out. i had the antenna stuck on the center of the cabs roof with the coax running to the right rear door of my quad cab. if the coax was routed to the center of the rear of the cab i believe the wind stream would not have caused it to move as much and probably not mar the paint finish. .