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Facebook strikes again! I recently bought a pace 3 position switch box from a guy and with it he gave me a cheap cobra mobile and something I have no idea what it is just wondering what it is and how it functions if nothing else I'll will be gutting it for parts. Thanks as always 1127...

@Slowmover @Crawdad 10-4 front door I'll do some investigation on my coax and do some more test! I'm currently waiting on some 322401 coax to come in from what I've seen and researched this stuff is bad to the bone! @secret squirrel I'll start the petition then we'll get some real results...

@Crawdad I've only got one connected at the moment with 50ohm coax In a 98 Freightliner fld120 Still waiting on the 75 ohm to arrive. The passenger side is just up for uniformity lol

@Slowmover I've tried the nail at all different lengths started with it all the way in and then pulled it out half an inch at a time but still no luck. It's on the fld. I think it's a ground issue or lack of ground should I say, the Francis fiberglass had a perfect 1:1 match on 19 after being...

Really interested stuff thanks for the post!

I finally got my hands on a pair of skip shooters and got them on the truck after about 2 hrs of messing with them back and forth ive found myself here to see who knows where I'm messing up. The swr reading on ch1 and ch 40 are a 9 which doesn't give me alot to go off of as far as adding...

The center conductor is what I'm referring to @Slowmover. I've got the required 75ohms and 50ohm sections picked out im just wondering if im running an amplifier would this cause an issue in resistance so normal rg 58 has a center conductor diameter of 1/.64 which would be close to 28 gauge. And...

My main question I guess would be what's the threshold for mixing gauges if my 50ohm section is 15 gauge can I get away with 20 gauge on my 75ohm legs? I understand people make them and sell them but they don't come with the coax I would like. @Slowmover @secret squirrel

I've been enlightened and turned onto some different coax. The gage size of recommend 50ohm coax is 15 awg but when looking for 75ohm the closest I can find is 20 awg I'm wanting to pair my bearcat 980ssb with a 2x4 and phase a pair of skip shooters any thoughts

@Slowmover ive been trying to hunting skip shooter antennas down and im finding out it's probably best to order them offline. I've been running alot in Alabama Georgia Tennessee ect. And rays cb shop in West Memphis is the only place I've found that carries them but they're never open when I...

@Shockwave @9C1Driver @nomadradio I figured I was opening a massive can of worms lol thank you all for the input. The main reason I want something different than my current set up is stability. People tell me I drift bad on ssb and being as green as I am I figured it's my radio a Galaxy...

I've been tossing around the idea of buying a rci 2970n4 and gutting the amp. Instead of the Mosfets I'd really like to replace the entire thing with a 2 or 4 pill ldmos amplifier. Is the squeeze worth the juice?

I recently found this at a local thrift shop Has anyone read through it? From what I've seen it has alot of good information on specific things such as resistors and even goes into amp building. Is there a better source of information available? Am I getting over my head in information?

@Riverman here are some pictures that didn't make the page

@Slowmover 10-4 10-4 ! I'm hoping to take 2 equal lengths of rg6 with f type connectors to a t connectors then a short jumper of rg8x to the radio I'll honestly have to go with 18 ft legs after thinking about how it's going to enter the truck. The jumper of 50 ohm coax from T connector to...

@Slowmover thanks for clearing that up for me ive been confused on if the length helps or is just there after reading a previous comment on another post about tuning the harness. the length of 50 ohm coax can be any length? Or would cuting it to length like some people talk about or resonate...

Watched an interesting video about coax jumper lengths ect. Now before everyone gets wild and starts picking sides my main question is what equation is used to figure coax length. I'm in the process of turning current system on my cb in the semi from a single to dual antenna and i want to figure...

I'm currently planning on cophasing my semi trucks antennas I've got the mounts, antennas and radio now its time to build a harness. I've been thumming around the internet trying to figure out what coax to use to get the best proformace. Now I know that since the run is so short loss isn't going...

Thank you @BJ radionut you always come through! @Slowmover I just switched to the 97 freightshakin fld condo, so mirror mounts and I haven't bought any antennas so far thinking about the hussler whips. Currently just running a single Francis. The radio is a Galaxy dx98vhp but I'm thinking about...

I've been wanting to set up a co phased system in my semi to get a little bit more gain up and down the road. Truck stops do have cb wizards and co phased rg 58 coax which I'm not a huge fan of. My question is what coax can I use, does it matter? Can I use 2 equal lengths of rg8x to a short...