I've posted this before with different radio's and antennas but this is my final set up. It's a Radio Shack "sports" water proof /resistant CB with a cheap oil can antenna. I also took this to my tech and he went through it but I wanted to expand the channels but no info is available. Anyway I am getting out 5 to 45 miles with it as we have so many base stations in my area.
No headphones, I try to make using the cb as effortless as possible. I also rarely wear a helmet and when I do its a half shell. I can hear it at 65 mph but can't always make it out nor do I run 60 mph often but the angle of the radio/speaker is perfect for the driver but otherwise it can be annoyingly loud. My hobby is CB radio so I have quite a few mods done to this but their is little to no info on this economy radio . I enjoy when out plowing to be able to talk back and fourth to my house if need be and I can talk as far as 40 miles away depending terrain. I don't know why but it is just plain fascinating talking clear as day to someone 20 miles away on this ATV lol.Cool idea! But how well can you hear while running down a trail? Do you wear headphones?
A water proof radio probably wouldve saved me a few cb's when I had my old jeeps back in the day.
Well I live up in the Catskill Mountains off to the edge of the range so in 3/4 of my area is very good range but I also have nearly complete dead spots in as little as a 1/2 mile away, 1 mile away, 3 miles away etc and that is the same with the best mobile set ups and base also. I have made contact from the basement mostly underground with thick concrete walls to base stations to far to post because you wouldn't believe me lol.
If you have a flag mount on your ATV/ATC it is a perfect size and location for mounting your antenna using the studs for a mirror mount.
