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rigging a cb, anyone done it?
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rigging a cb, anyone done it?
I would like to rig a cb in my C5 for road trips. The only challenge I have come across is how to mount the antenna. Now today I looked at a ZR1 a guy has here in Vegas that has used a magnetic mount on the rear hatch. He said it was held by cement of some sort, I really don't want to mount something permenant with cement though. I am looking for a cigarette lighter power cb. Any other ideas??
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I attended a get together of the Utah Corvette Club a couple weekends back, was my first time. Around 90 vettes showed up for the cruise and was great to meet many other drivers. Anyway, there were alot of them that had CB's on their cars. All C5's had the antenae attached the same way, a metal bar stuck out of the back between the bottom 'vents' on either side of the exhaust. Someone can chime in I'm sure with more details, but it didn't touch the body at all and looked like a great place to have it.
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My CB is permanently mounted on the passenger side of the center console. The rear antenna mount is from Eckler's. We use our CB quite often during club drivouts.
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A lot of folks in the Corvette Club of Texas mount the antenna on a short (6 inch or so) piece of metal connected to the bolts on the horizontal piece just above the license plate in back. Seems to work OK, I'm not sure how they route the wires though as I haven't done it yet myself.
Yeh, like JTE did it above...
Yeh, like JTE did it above...
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Originally Posted by JTE
My CB is permanently mounted on the passenger side of the center console. The rear antenna mount is from Eckler's. We use our CB quite often during club drivouts.
That is exactly the idea I was looking for, it looks great. How is it mounted underneath? Is it actually secured by some existing bolts??
How far out are you getting with that set up?
Thanks!!!!
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I have mine mounted above the license plate. I have a Cobra 75 WXST, with everything in the mic so there is only one tiny box below the passenger seat.
Here's a link to where I bought mine.
>>> Click Here <<<
Here's a link to where I bought mine.
>>> Click Here <<<
Last edited by 50 4Ever; Oct 11, 2004 at 01:22 PM.
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Originally Posted by 50 4Ever
I have mine mounted above the license plate. I have a Cobra 75 WXST, with everything in the mic so there is only one tiny box below the passenger seat.
Here's a link to where I bought mine.
>>> Click Here <<<
Here's a link to where I bought mine.
>>> Click Here <<<
That looks fantastic!! What kind of range are you getting with that set up?
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There are alos adapters to use you regular car antenna. It just T's into to antenna cable behind the radio and has a control to balance the signal. Use to sell these when I was in the electronics business. Maybe you can find it @ Radio Crap uhh Shack
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adapters to use you regular car antenna. It just T's into to antenna cable behind the radio and has a control to balance the signal
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You can go to Radio Shack, or on EBAY and buy a hand held CB. Thats what I use on trips. Uses either batteries or plugs into the Cig lighter plug and has its own antenna....(vetts just look funky with a nasty CB antenna sticking up...IMHO).... 
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Originally Posted by JTE
cw paddle?CW = continuous wave = morse code
paddle is a keying device that is connected to an electronic morse code generator
comments are an inside comment for amateur radio operators
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Originally Posted by 50 4Ever
I've never checked the range, but I've never had a problem
I was looking at my license frame area and it doesn't seem like it could mount above the license plate, it seems too flimsy. Is it actually mounted to the holes used to mount the license plate itself??? Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by lvvette777
I was looking at my license frame area and it doesn't seem like it could mount above the license plate, it seems too flimsy. Is it actually mounted to the holes used to mount the license plate itself??? Thanks in advance.
I've cruised at 125 MPH for over an hour with a couple of times cruising at 147 MPH for about 5 minutes at a time (I wanted to see how fast it would go in 6th). The bracket was fine, and let me tell you, that antenna was really bent back when I was at speed. When I stopped for the evening, the antenna was just like normal.