Hello Old/new Cb'er new to forum.

[Finding our Happy]

Sounds reasonable except for the “stinger board” If you want a little extra power, go with an external amp and have your radio’s power lowered to match it. There’s enough going on inside that radio. You’re merely taking away the internal speaker and replacing it with extra heat. Heat kills. The goal is to keep things cool and clean as possible, both physically and distortion free. Stinger boards fail in those regards. Besides, the small amount of extra power they produce will make little to no difference on the listeners end.

Thanks sunbulls I have been reading and leaning that way possibly a 203. I am researching info now on the 29lx to do a variable dead key mod so i can run an amp and still talk bearfoot.

 

[Finding our Happy]

Welcome sir

thank you

 

[Finding our Happy]

Get your cellular communicator out and snap a pic of that external mounted 203, I’d like to see that.

And welcome to the forum Finding Our Happy, you’ll probably find that a lot of nothing has changed. Regardless, welcome!

Thank you i imagine little has changed God knows I have LOL

 

[sunbulls]

Welcome Happy ! I ran an A-99 when parked mounted to my ladder on my 34' Winnie ( well bonded ) that's the key ! I had a crappy base loaded antenna mounted on the side behind drivers seat , I got it but was a PIA to get it right till I bonded that also ( mounted in Alum support ) . Just me , but get a cheap A-99 when parked . It worked for me and on ladder easy to change over .jmo

I did the same thing except I mounted a 18 ft CB Shakespeare on a marine fold down base mount. It worked great until forgot to fold it down one day before leaving. Bang!...oops

 

[357magnum]

Sun ,How many times have we left a Camp Ground and seen someone driving off w/ their Tv antenna up ( Back in the Day ) .I use to have an air craft tag on mine that said " Remove before Flight " !

 

[357magnum]

Just watch us Happy , this is the best radio forum I found a few years back , lot's of smart people on here , lot's of info , but ..... We are a " Motley Crew " ! Well some of us anyway .

 

[Rwb]

Put a huge note on steering wheel you cant miss

 

[357magnum]

Rwb , A note ? Heck I need something slapping me in the face after loading horse's and towing a 20'+ trailer behind that 33' Winnie , Gas mileage always the same w/ that 454 BBC Chevy .... 10 .

 

[Rwb]

Big block chebbies were always thirsty.when i was a kid we ran some c65 with 366,427,and 454 never over 9 mpg in any of em

 

[TheRATT]

Rwb , A note ? Heck I need something slapping me in the face after loading horse's and towing a 20'+ trailer behind that 33' Winnie , Gas mileage always the same w/ that 454 BBC Chevy .... 10 .

How does that thing do on starters? I had a 78 Chevy 454 and that thing ate starters, at least once a year replace!

 

[Rwb]

How does that thing do on starters? I had a 78 Chevy 454 and that thing ate starters, at least once a year replace!

our 366 did ok,427 n 454 were bad on starters .seen the 454 bust a couple too.we carried an extra starter in 1 truck

 

[357magnum]

Ratt , just like yours , I carried a spare w/me as we did a lot of Non-campground camping sometimes on top of Mountains in Vt , I got stuck once and that was the last time ! I had to wrap it in a thermal blanket to keep the heat off it , it would melt the solenoid right off it . Like you said until I did that almost one a year !

 

[undertaker]

My RV is a cadillac hearse..................

 

[357magnum]

Bobby , Doesn't it only sleep one comfortably ?

 

[undertaker]

Yes Just one in there Eternal resting vessel................ Going for that last ride you know!!