i mean no offense to the OP, or anyone else in this thread, but i just feel the need to post this for some reason.
WHY in the HELL does everyone FREAK OUT at the notion of having to dill a hole in the roof of their vehicle???!!!
here it is, as simple as it can be explained:
Do you want a good performing CB radio in your car that will have a great range and will allow you to run an amplifier?
then you need a big honkin' antenna, and it needs to be hard mounted (metal to metal) to the highest point available on the vehicle, preferably right in the center.
thats it.
dont want to drill the hole?
then you get reduced performance. to what degree depends on all the other factors in your setup.
i can tell you that a magnet mount antenna is about 30% LESS efficient than a comparable hard mounted antenna.
also, using a wilson 1000/5000 as an example, if done right, that hole wont matter a bit when you sell the car. heck some people may think its a bonus to already have that work done for them.
the antenna base unscrews, and a small plastic cap gets screwed on to the mount.
all that is visible from the outside of the vehicle is a small black bump.
even if you did want to take it all out when you get rid of the vehicle, a body show isnt going to charge you more than a couple hundred bucks to fill that hole in and paint it.
bottom line, if you want to play high powered CB radio, then youve got to have the antenna to go with it.
LC
WHY in the HELL does everyone FREAK OUT at the notion of having to dill a hole in the roof of their vehicle???!!!
here it is, as simple as it can be explained:
Do you want a good performing CB radio in your car that will have a great range and will allow you to run an amplifier?
then you need a big honkin' antenna, and it needs to be hard mounted (metal to metal) to the highest point available on the vehicle, preferably right in the center.
thats it.
dont want to drill the hole?
then you get reduced performance. to what degree depends on all the other factors in your setup.
i can tell you that a magnet mount antenna is about 30% LESS efficient than a comparable hard mounted antenna.
also, using a wilson 1000/5000 as an example, if done right, that hole wont matter a bit when you sell the car. heck some people may think its a bonus to already have that work done for them.
the antenna base unscrews, and a small plastic cap gets screwed on to the mount.
all that is visible from the outside of the vehicle is a small black bump.
even if you did want to take it all out when you get rid of the vehicle, a body show isnt going to charge you more than a couple hundred bucks to fill that hole in and paint it.
bottom line, if you want to play high powered CB radio, then youve got to have the antenna to go with it.
LC