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Steve Noakes · Jan 27, 2018

I've looked at CB radios on Amazon. Anybody recommend a particular make / model.
I'd prefer a small one as it will fit in my Raptor dashboard unit.

flat · Jan 28, 2018

I brought from this guy

http://4x4cb.com/

Knows his stuff. I just brought a cheapy and a mag mount

flat · Jan 28, 2018

This is the cb I have with a mag mount and small stinger

http://www.4x4cb.com/public/item.cfm?itemID=2079

This look tiny though
http://www.4x4cb.com/public/item.cfm?itemID=1177

gstuart · Jan 28, 2018

hi guys

great to see u had a fun day out

looking forward when i can tag along plse when i finally get mine all done

also ref the cb, still got mine which i got a few years back, still brand new and never installed , will get round to it

this is what i bought , mainly as the unit is small in the way it’s mounted into a dashboard

got to still buy an aerial mount and aerial, did manage to pick up some cheap second hand rails so i can fit a bracket that a company makes

http://www.4x4cb.com/public/item.cfm?itemID=2090

these are the dimensions

170 mm Wide
51 mm High
94 mm Deep

have seen some examples of where to fit the cb, just got to find a place

this is the aerial mount and was wondering when i’m ready if someone would be so kind to help me plse , installing the cb / aerial and showing me how to set it up correctly plse , thks

flat · Jan 28, 2018

Whatever you do definitely get a sprung whip type antenna or it will get broken or ripped off.

I have a solid fire stick to which give superb range but it’s basically a 2m solid pole

get an SWR meter to, they are cheap and essential to setup your cb

gstuart · Jan 28, 2018

flat said:
Whatever you do definitely get a sprung whip type antenna or it will get broken or ripped off.

I have a solid fire stick to which give superb range but it’s basically a 2m solid pole

get an SWR meter to, they are cheap and essential to setup your cb

many thks , , do indeed have got a swr meter , good idea ref the spring type aerial , seen plenty where they fitted a spring type aerial on the back, then bent it over and securing the tip of the aerial at the front of the roof rails

but don’t know how it affects the signal etc , think my glove box might be a good cb mounting area, keeping it neat and also out of the way

thks again

flat · Jan 28, 2018

Did anyone get any photos of my 90?

I haven’t got any photos of it with the truck cab soft top fitted so one of it ‘in action’ would be good if anyone did?

Or a screen grab from video??

Mr S1 · Jan 28, 2018

Ed, I've got a pile of Go-Pro footage mate which I've managed to get onto my Mac, but how I'd post it up is another matter altogether....!

I'd be surprised if there wasn't any of you on there despite you being a few motors ahead. I 'think' I got some of you when we had to go through the field Davey got stuck in

and you floored it through. That'll be on my video camera - but same problem !

gstuart · Jan 28, 2018

Mr S1 said:
Ed, I've got a pile of Go-Pro footage mate which I've managed to get onto my Mac, but how I'd post it up is another matter altogether....!

I'd be surprised if there wasn't any of you on there despite you being a few motors ahead. I 'think' I got some of you when we had to go through the field Davey got stuck in and you floored it through. That'll be on my video camera - but same problem !

hi mate

wonder if it’s easier to load it onto u tube then copying the link into here

DaveyGTi · Jan 28, 2018

I've defo got some video of you Ed, or rather Sam did. Quite a good one of the traffic cone ford I think.

Mr S1 · Jan 28, 2018

gstuart said:
hi mate

wonder if it’s easier to load it onto u tube then copying the link into here

Same issue Gary - no idea where to even start, I'll figure it out

gstuart · Jan 28, 2018

Mr S1 said:
Same issue Gary - no idea where to even start, I'll figure it out

DaveyGTi · Jan 28, 2018

flat · Jan 28, 2018

Those videos are great

90jc · Jan 29, 2018

Just curious guys, any reason cb's are more popular than hand held pmr type radios, they are so good these days. Is it a range/ receptipn thing or just tradition to use cb.

gstuart · Jan 29, 2018

DaveyGTi said:

great videos , also nice work on the kevlar dashboard , looks really good

flat · Jan 29, 2018

90jc said:
Just curious guys, any reason cb's are more popular than hand held pmr type radios, they are so good these days. Is it a range/ receptipn thing or just tradition to use cb.

I *think* more because PMR have less range and less channels available?

I don’t know how good hand held CB radios are?

DaveyGTi · Jan 29, 2018

gstuart said:
great videos , also nice work on the kevlar dashboard , looks really good

Haha thanks! tbh the dash has so many holes in I though the simplest thing to do was fill them all with lightweight filler and wrap it in vinyl!

neilly · Jan 29, 2018

flat said:
Oh and I brought some waffle boards as soon as I got home!

flat said:
I brought GRP ones 1220mm x 310mm x 38mm - they were £36 for a pair.

Where did you get them from @flat?

Cheers

flat · Jan 29, 2018

neilly said:
Where did you get them from @flat?

Cheers

I brought these

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Off-Road-4...300399?hash=item4adef6dd6f:g:sM8AAOSwY45USR1L

I wasn’t sure on thickness so got these to start as the 50mm ones are double the price, I will realistically only use them a couple of times a year, also the 50mm ones are a lot heavier.

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