Recent content by Dwall174

Does the S/RF, Cal, SWR, switch on a Uniden PC 78 LTW isolate the control knobs function from the circuit while in the S/RF location? I plan to install a new antenna & will be using a regular SWR meter to match it up. I just wasn’t sure if there’s a special setting that’s used while using a...

If your referring to Truck Net yes that was me also! Being that is a Trucking Forum I wanted to see what other truckers suggested. I also posted here because I wanted to see what the Amateur Radio People thought! I’m planning to get a new Antenna System also. I have several posts over on Truck...

Yea I can! It’s a day cab so I could mount it to the metal bracket that holds a small fiberglass air deflector! The only problem I see is that, Even if I get the smallest shaft they make for the T5000 which is 5" the over all height would be about 14.5' I do a lot of city driving & regularly...

If I add this Mod. I was told that I could get anywhere from 35~45 watts pep out of the unit! These finals are conservatively rated at 25 watts pep each & are quite often turned up to 40 watts pep. I’m not to worried about having a regular CB radio that has illegal power! I currently have a...

I'm looking for ideas on installing a new antenna on a 2005 Freightliner Colombia, Being it was a truck related question I originally posted in the CDX Truck Stop Being this forum is on antennas I figured I would also post it here! Being that I’m not sure on how the factory antennas are...

Thanks everyone for all the info! I think I’m going to just stay with a regular style CB, Probably going to go with a Galaxy 949 & have it modified for the dual finals. Thanks again!

Can someone explain to me what’s done to the 10 Meter radios when there converted to transmit on the 11 Meter channels? I was lead to believe that once converted it was just a glorified CB with higher power & it would no longer transmit on the 10 Meter band! Are there different types of...