RESURECTIONJK
Hooked
My cobra 29 mounted to my sport cage. Dialed in and working nicely.
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My cobra 29 mounted to my sport cage. Dialed in and working nicely.
Samuelh3
Caught the Bug
I’m in for the Friday run. I’ll post a pic of my CB shortly
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BaddestCross
Active Member
My comms are good to go. 
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danford.lau
Caught the Bug
Have a CB but quite frankly isn’t dialed in yet . Picked up the grounding strap in eddies post — still need to grind some black paint off of the TF tire carrier that the antenna is mounted to . Hopefully can get it dialed in before the trip
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jesse3638
Hooked
Lisa and I should be in the afternoon early evening on Thursday. We'll be in for the Friday run as well.
I feel like this is directed towards me..haha. Just received my ground strap. Hopefully it'll fix the SWR issue I've been having. Now to squeeze some time I'm for Jeep stuff. Here is a pic of the problematic Cobra 75.
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Just a reminder, a CB Radio is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for this trip. If you've already got one, please post up a pic so that we can remind all those who don't have that they'll be left out of the fun!:crazyeyes:
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Also, if you're not a fan of CB radios because you can't hear anything, you've got weeks to get it dialed in. First and foremost, you NEED TO MAKE SURE that it's installed correctly. As in, it is very important to have the shoulders of the nylon washer sitting INSIDE the mount bracket hole. The stud MUST NOT make contact with the bracket. See diagram below for proper installation. Proper installation alone will make a HUGE DIFFERENCE in the performance of your CB!
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Also, IF you have your antenna mounted on your tailgate, you NEED TO MAKE SURE that it's grounded to the frame using a heavy gauge wire or ground strap.
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Last but not least, you'll get the most out of your CB Radio IF you make sure to tune your antenna. In order to do this, you will need an SWR meter like the one shown here:
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IF you are using a portable antenna with a magnetic base, you will not need to ground anything or tune the antenna.
If you don't have a CB Radio, everything you'll need to get started in a pinch can be purchased through the links below:
CB RADIO: https://amzn.to/2Pxm2Io
CB ANTENNA: https://amzn.to/2QpTzcR
GROUND STRAP: https://amzn.to/2EkXalT
SWR METER: https://amzn.to/2Ps83DC
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I feel like this is directed towards me..haha. Just received my ground strap. Hopefully it'll fix the SWR issue I've been having. Now to squeeze some time I'm for Jeep stuff. Here is a pic of the problematic Cobra 75.
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danford.lau
Caught the Bug
In same boat as you . What’s your antenna setup ?
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piginajeep
The Original Smartass
Hotels are booked, I’m not sure if I’ll make it Thursday night or not. Depends when I get the motor in 
benatc1
Hooked
Ready for any scenario, I like itMy comms are good to go.
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Looking fwd to seeing your Jeep in person, not so much you but you get it.Hotels are booked, I’m not sure if I’ll make it Thursday night or not. Depends when I get the motor in
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jkbarnett
Member
benatc1
Hooked
Going to order this today as a traditional set up isn't in the cards quite yet. Do you guys think I need an external antenna to go along with it?
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RESURECTIONJK
Hooked
Perhaps down the road but this should work just fine for this trip I would imagine. I’m sure Eddie will chime in and let you know for sure.
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jesse3638
Hooked
I'm running a 4' firestick. I don't think I have a solid ground. When I key up my SWR is off the chart. I can hear OK though.
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benatc1
Hooked
That's kinda what i was thinking, just never had a portable. Eventually I'll get a cobra 29 all set up but wife is daily driving now
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BaddestCross
Active Member
I've never used one of the CB handhelds, but I know a mag-mount external antenna does wonders for the distance and clarity of the handheld "race" radios. I assume the same would apply for a CB model.
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Clearskies
Caught the Bug
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
We are covered in both Jeeps. Need to order a new mic for mine though.
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OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Just ordered a new mic for mine. Now only if I can get it registered before the trip.
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rubiDave
Active Member
Cobra 75. SWR is shit. OK for close comms not so good DX. Have a new antenna on order. Biggest gripe is receiver volume, can barely hear it when driving on rough terrain, gonna have to rig an external speaker or something.
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TrailHunter
Hooked
Cobra 75... still working great.
