I mounted mine to the passenger side because there is less stress being put upon the aluminum bracket on that side. On the driver side, you are constantly opening and closing the door which flexes the aluminum mount in and out. Those mount eventually crack/break from stress. I always carry a spare for when they do break.
it doesnt add stress to the bracket. mounting it to passenger side you're not getting out to people you want to talk to as well as you would if it were driver's side. you can say i get out fine and all that but it still isnt as good as it would be if its mounted on the driver's side.
@@jchis9852 from what i've read and understand it acts directionally. the cab and trailer mitigate the signal (to what degree i dont know), so folks to your right and directly forward hear you but less so if they're to your left or behind you. at maybe a hundred yards or a few hundred yards it may not matter but beyond that say a mile or two it would make a difference. i had one of those brackets but couldnt get it to work well with my center load antenna, always had the red antenna warning light on when i x'd and the swr was poor.
Open the hood and look near where the brake pedal should be. There should be a rubber stopper that fills a hole going into the cab and you have to slice a hole through it. If you cant find it, try looking for some air lines that go inside in the same area and squeeze your coax through there.
I put mine on the passenger side and then just shut the door on the cable. I routed the cable through the grab handle to keep it away from the hinges. I still need to get a SWR meter to check it but the radio already works better than it did with the factory antenna.
Where you buy long wire ? And can we hook same wire to back CB ! Easy work ! I don’t fill like open all the box inside truck ! I do antenna wire inside! But don’t know how’s tgy made ! CB work but lot noise back ! So I’m thik I put like your outside
Thanks for posting this up! I just got the same bracket but I am having trouble getting a good ground for the antenna. Did you ever add an extra round strap?
foggys Days Out There's no where near as many now as there were when I first started... before cell phones. But there's still a few, especially when they reach a traffic back up. Glad you watched my video from over there!
atleat a 6ft top load..Run that coax in through but at the top of the door hinge..It will go behind the plastics of your signal light and into the cab via a hole that has a rubber grommet by steering column....On the inside it will come through by your left foot..Now just route it as you see fir to your radio..No kinks in your coax..
That's good advice guys. But those longer antennas are getting extremely hard to find at a truck stop. Especially the six-footers. I really like the five and a half foot but my main objective is to get rookies and dummies on the radio as soon as possible.
It actually is. A lot of them bull haulers think it’s cool to have the antennas tilted forward like that but in all actuality, they’re supposed to be completely vertical for best performance because since the radio waves leave the antenna perpendicular from the antenna, if it’s tilted forward then your radio waves will be going straight to the ground on the front and straight up to the sky on the back.
Oh my gosh girl, this is Clenna. I have looked for you forever, I have gotten married raised 3 grand daughters moved to western South Dakota, broke my ankle in 8 places and learned to walk again since the last time I talked to you. Can't give you my phone number on here lol.
Damnit lady, you just saved me a world of stress and having to ask clueless other Freightshaker drivers questions. Thank you!
Thanks this is by far the easiest to follow and you show the whole process. Thanks
This helped me a lot, I've been driving a Volvo and I was clueless in how to setup my antenna in a Freightliner
I mounted mine to the passenger side because there is less stress being put upon the aluminum bracket on that side. On the driver side, you are constantly opening and closing the door which flexes the aluminum mount in and out. Those mount eventually crack/break from stress. I always carry a spare for when they do break.
it doesnt add stress to the bracket. mounting it to passenger side you're not getting out to people you want to talk to as well as you would if it were driver's side. you can say i get out fine and all that but it still isnt as good as it would be if its mounted on the driver's side.
@@wingmannj So explain why mounting it to the driver side door is better than being mounted to the passenger side.
@@jchis9852 from what i've read and understand it acts directionally. the cab and trailer mitigate the signal (to what degree i dont know), so folks to your right and directly forward hear you but less so if they're to your left or behind you. at maybe a hundred yards or a few hundred yards it may not matter but beyond that say a mile or two it would make a difference. i had one of those brackets but couldnt get it to work well with my center load antenna, always had the red antenna warning light on when i x'd and the swr was poor.
Prob with driver side is there's more trees n shit to knock it off of.
You might whack your antenna off on a tree limb
5:55 where is this magical port in the firewall that allows you to run the cable into the cab by your pedals?
Open the hood and look near where the brake pedal should be. There should be a rubber stopper that fills a hole going into the cab and you have to slice a hole through it. If you cant find it, try looking for some air lines that go inside in the same area and squeeze your coax through there.
Best video yet
Very helpful....was wondering which mount to use....thanks a ton!!😊👌
I put mine on the passenger side and then just shut the door on the cable. I routed the cable through the grab handle to keep it away from the hinges. I still need to get a SWR meter to check it but the radio already works better than it did with the factory antenna.
Where you buy long wire ? And can we hook same wire to back CB ! Easy work ! I don’t fill like open all the box inside truck ! I do antenna wire inside! But don’t know how’s tgy made ! CB work but lot noise back ! So I’m thik I put like your outside
Have you ground/ bonded the cab ?
How did you ground your antenna? My swrs are too high, a common known issue.
Run a ground wire to the frame.. I'm in the middle of doing it now on my freight shaker
Thanks for posting this up! I just got the same bracket but I am having trouble getting a good ground for the antenna. Did you ever add an extra round strap?
You can add extra ground. Were the thread holes corroded at all?
@@originalyummer no corrosion. Adding a ground strap is a good safety measure. I’ve had the same 29 for over 25+ years… hate to have to buy a new one!
Wow, this was very helpful. I appreciate it a bunch!!!!
Hi do enjoy your CB Radio videos. are there many on the CB over there. We have a few on over here in England all the very best Roger
foggys Days Out There's no where near as many now as there were when I first started... before cell phones. But there's still a few, especially when they reach a traffic back up. Glad you watched my video from over there!
So did it gound properly....
Yes!
I bet it didn't.. you need to have those r's checked
Yea they say its only half grounded
Best antenna for that setup is a 5 foot or 6 foot top load. The higher the better.
atleat a 6ft top load..Run that coax in through but at the top of the door hinge..It will go behind the plastics of your signal light and into the cab via a hole that has a rubber grommet by steering column....On the inside it will come through by your left foot..Now just route it as you see fir to your radio..No kinks in your coax..
That's good advice guys. But those longer antennas are getting extremely hard to find at a truck stop. Especially the six-footers. I really like the five and a half foot but my main objective is to get rookies and dummies on the radio as soon as possible.
7 foot power stick works great on that truck.
Awesome job glad ther many stil out ther tht are into cb radios 👌👍👏☝️🙏🤝💪🤞🌵
Good job you explain everything very well
Very helpful! Thank you!
Hi there , why is the antenna facing forward ? Thought it was supposed to be straight up. Safe travels
It actually is. A lot of them bull haulers think it’s cool to have the antennas tilted forward like that but in all actuality, they’re supposed to be completely vertical for best performance because since the radio waves leave the antenna perpendicular from the antenna, if it’s tilted forward then your radio waves will be going straight to the ground on the front and straight up to the sky on the back.
There ya go, another great vid, keep it tween tha ditches and be safe out there,
best video
What size bolts did you use to mount the antenna bracket?
Ed Llantos I don't know the size. They came with the bracket
originalyummer it’s ok. Thanks!
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Thank you.
Mr. Noiseynest left. Lol
Thanks.
Thnx for the share
Thank you
Ty. But im sad i gotta spend more money
Oh my gosh girl, this is Clenna. I have looked for you forever, I have gotten married raised 3 grand daughters moved to western South Dakota, broke my ankle in 8 places and learned to walk again since the last time I talked to you. Can't give you my phone number on here lol.
For rookie installers lol.. damn rookies