Best way to install CB antenna in C7
10-29-2018, 01:33 AM
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10-29-2018, 04:27 AM
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10-29-2018, 08:56 AM
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As I said, I have a HAM in my car and the antenna looks like this:https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1589862556
So all of the "purists" are satisfied with no CB or antenna showing.
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As I said, I have a HAM in my car and the antenna looks like this:https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1589862556
So all of the "purists" are satisfied with no CB or antenna showing.
Elmer
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10-29-2018, 12:08 PM
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The 70's called, they want their antenna's back!!!!!
10-29-2018, 10:03 PM
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What are your thoughts on the hand held CB radios like this one? I was looking for something more portable to use from time to time rather than mounting a large antenna to my car.
https://midlandusa.com/product/75-822cb-radio/
https://midlandusa.com/product/75-822cb-radio/
And for those who did not realize it, CB radio was available as a factory option in a Corvette in 1978 through 1985 model years.
https://www.corvettemuseum.org/learn...orvette-specs/
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10-30-2018, 07:37 PM
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Otherwise, you probably have to drill a hole in the tub like Ken says. I keep finding people who say there's a way to do this without drilling any holes or running the wire over the weatherstrip, but when I ask for details I get silence. If you know how to do it without drilling, please post!
On our 2017 2LT coupe, the appropriate place to drill the hole at the rear of the tub is covered by a big speaker/amplifier. Nobody I know could figure out how to drill the hole without temporarily removing that box, which is a PITA.
Anything we do on a C7 seems to take about twice as long as on a C6.
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If you are lucky enough to have a 2014 coupe, there is supposed to be a pressure relief door at the rear of the trunk and you can feed the antenna wire out through that and then through the existing opening above the license plate like Ken says.
Otherwise, you probably have to drill a hole in the tub like Ken says. I keep finding people who say there's a way to do this without drilling any holes or running the wire over the weatherstrip, but when I ask for details I get silence. If you know how to do it without drilling, please post!
On our 2017 2LT coupe, the appropriate place to drill the hole at the rear of the tub is covered by a big speaker/amplifier. Nobody I know could figure out how to drill the hole without temporarily removing that box, which is a PITA.
Anything we do on a C7 seems to take about twice as long as on a C6.
Otherwise, you probably have to drill a hole in the tub like Ken says. I keep finding people who say there's a way to do this without drilling any holes or running the wire over the weatherstrip, but when I ask for details I get silence. If you know how to do it without drilling, please post!
On our 2017 2LT coupe, the appropriate place to drill the hole at the rear of the tub is covered by a big speaker/amplifier. Nobody I know could figure out how to drill the hole without temporarily removing that box, which is a PITA.
Anything we do on a C7 seems to take about twice as long as on a C6.
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11-01-2018, 01:44 PM
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Several years ago we did a comparison test between CB, family radio, and some kind of industrial grade walkie talkie.
The CBs were those all in one cobra units with a typical license plate mount antenna.
One car was my C6 coupe, the other was a C6 vert with the top up.
I sat in our driveway with the engine running, the other guy slowly drove away as we talked back and forth on the different radios.
In short, the CB gave us twice the range of the good walkie talkie and 3 times the range of the FRS. I think it’s the antenna that makes the difference, a handheld CB with rubber duckie didn’t do any better than the walkie talkie.
The CBs were those all in one cobra units with a typical license plate mount antenna.
One car was my C6 coupe, the other was a C6 vert with the top up.
I sat in our driveway with the engine running, the other guy slowly drove away as we talked back and forth on the different radios.
In short, the CB gave us twice the range of the good walkie talkie and 3 times the range of the FRS. I think it’s the antenna that makes the difference, a handheld CB with rubber duckie didn’t do any better than the walkie talkie.
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11-01-2018, 02:34 PM
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Several years ago we did a comparison test between CB, family radio, and some kind of industrial grade walkie talkie.
The CBs were those all in one cobra units with a typical license plate mount antenna.
One car was my C6 coupe, the other was a C6 vert with the top up.
I sat in our driveway with the engine running, the other guy slowly drove away as we talked back and forth on the different radios.
In short, the CB gave us twice the range of the good walkie talkie and 3 times the range of the FRS. I think it’s the antenna that makes the difference, a handheld CB with rubber duckie didn’t do any better than the walkie talkie.
The CBs were those all in one cobra units with a typical license plate mount antenna.
One car was my C6 coupe, the other was a C6 vert with the top up.
I sat in our driveway with the engine running, the other guy slowly drove away as we talked back and forth on the different radios.
In short, the CB gave us twice the range of the good walkie talkie and 3 times the range of the FRS. I think it’s the antenna that makes the difference, a handheld CB with rubber duckie didn’t do any better than the walkie talkie.
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11-02-2018, 12:21 PM
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Several years ago we did a comparison test between CB, family radio, and some kind of industrial grade walkie talkie.
The CBs were those all in one cobra units with a typical license plate mount antenna.
One car was my C6 coupe, the other was a C6 vert with the top up.
I sat in our driveway with the engine running, the other guy slowly drove away as we talked back and forth on the different radios.
In short, the CB gave us twice the range of the good walkie talkie and 3 times the range of the FRS. I think it’s the antenna that makes the difference, a handheld CB with rubber duckie didn’t do any better than the walkie talkie.
The CBs were those all in one cobra units with a typical license plate mount antenna.
One car was my C6 coupe, the other was a C6 vert with the top up.
I sat in our driveway with the engine running, the other guy slowly drove away as we talked back and forth on the different radios.
In short, the CB gave us twice the range of the good walkie talkie and 3 times the range of the FRS. I think it’s the antenna that makes the difference, a handheld CB with rubber duckie didn’t do any better than the walkie talkie.
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