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i have an swr meter and patch lead if anyone wants to borrow, once your set up, aslong as you dont change your aerial position then its fine
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oh sorry should have said earlier :/
you dont need to leave it in situ all the time, i see people that do that but dont see the point....
you dont need to leave it in situ all the time, i see people that do that but dont see the point....
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its to tune your aerial, so it get sthe best signal and doesnt damage the transmitter.
Where abouts do you live, i can head over your way with the meter and cable
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As flat said, plus do not connect it up to the 12V and start pretending you are on the "Convoy" film until it is all plugged in including the aerial and earthed as it should be. Best wait until someone has the SWR to make sure you do it right and do it once.
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I'm looking at getting a CB rig. Are the shorter aerials (around 85cm length) OK for general laning convoy use as I'm thinking whether to mount it on the front wing or on the side of the roof rack. The back half of my roof rack and rear of the 110 isn't usable as I'm thinking of getting a roof tent with awning. The wing seems easier for install and get through to the bulkhead to connect to the unit. I've got a Raptor dashboard console which can take a CB but as it's enclosed, I presume I'll be needing a CB with a front speaker if I don't want to install a separate speaker. Any recommendations welcome before I take the plunge.
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Yes perfect as range is around 4~5 mile depending on terrain, I used to have a mini mag mount aerial for my dumper years ago, it was great on site as not big flappy thing and discreet so no one knew you were listening to them biatching about you behind your back lol
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Yeah no problem, will take about 5 mins - you will either have to slightly tweak it length wise (the aerials are adjustable via a grub screw) or it will be okay out of the box.
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I have 2 aerials - a springer for laning when it’s tight but I also have a fire stick which gives excellent range of about 10+ miles and is good if your convoying a long way etc
A springer is perfect for laning though, get the shorter one of you can as it won’t whip about so much
A springer is perfect for laning though, get the shorter one of you can as it won’t whip about so much
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We had one that had to be shortened ising a hacksaw by about 4 inches. Apart from that easy enough to do.
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Great
Thunderpole have just said its been dispatched so I think I know what my Sunday job is! Do people usually hard-wire them or plug into the 12V outlet?
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Do people usually hard-wire them or plug into the 12V outlet?
Depends on where you are mounting it?
I should take pix but not got round to it, might even pull it back out and do a write up.
Mine is hard wired in as it will live in the truck full time, I used to have some evostick HD velcro on the dash of the Series for the little Midland and I had an extension speaker in the roof lining as I used that CB in my digger at work and the Landy at the weekends, depends on how secure your parking is? Prying eyes an all that!
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I just use a cigarette lighter adaptor and take mine out when not using it
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Yep, ciggie lighter and removable, plus a speaker is a great idea.
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OK guys, I've made a route for the day, propose we meet at the Hogs Back Cafe on the A31 heading towards Farnham from Guildford, route covers some of the lanes we did the other day, starting with the traffic cone ford lane, covering some lanes around Hindhead then vaguely following the A3 towards Petersfield before head back towards Chichester. I'll upload the route on the message thread as before.
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Okay cool, I am in.
Quick word to the wise though. I went for a snack at he hogsback cafe a mi g or so back and it was absolutely dire :/ so maybe eat beforehand lol
Oh dear... still, the layby makes a convenient meeting point, unless anyone else can recommend somewhere else in the locale?
