mowerman Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 man thats a beautiful radio tom,,,and yes we had the same issue,,,,when we started buying the 660s.....nobodys 10 meters would fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 i also ran a galaxy dont remember the model,,had the funny channels,,,,,worked real well for around 3 years then it took a dump...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 I'm back at square one with the antenna. I put the truck back under the carport because we have to have our dog in VA. Beach for eye surgery in the morning, and we're leaving today, as soon as Zina finishes work. It hits the ceiling now in the carport, so I'm going to move it down to the lower arm. I just took the speaker out and left it in the floor for the time being, so I could release the brake. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 What antenna are u useing,is it adjustable so you can get it dialed in.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 4 hours ago, mowerman said: haha,,,not surprised the 23s had more power right out of the box my connex and galaxys are all pushing 50 watts on CB channels, 75 watts on 10 meter bands. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 4 hours ago, MACKS said: What antenna are u useing,is it adjustable so you can get it dialed in.. Yes, it's a Wilson 2000 with the stainless steel whip. I have a fiberglass Wilson that I can try too. I didn't have time to fool with it today. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 I used to use fire sticks,worked very good and easy to adjust with the screw on top.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 42 minutes ago, MACKS said: I used to use fire sticks,worked very good and easy to adjust with the screw on top.. Yes, I've used those before too. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 21 hours ago, mowerman said: I do have an old cobra 23 channel my father-in-law left me when he passed I will set it up on my garage one of these days and see if I can reach some of the brothers pulling out in the morning don’t know if it will do anything hasn’t been used since the 70s what's all this talk about an OLD cobra CB (especially the 29 ) ; I bought those and used them when they were BRAND NEW !!!! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Mecho??????? I’m sure you were using crank telephone come on???????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 5 1/2 foot Francis was the best result for me but the last radio I had all I had was a 4 1/2 foot barjin I bought a truckstop and people could hear me all over the place with that thing. It started off a spare an antenna I used to clip on with vice grips, and then the guys were telling me one night that that thing sounded better than the Francis so I started using that one instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 25 Author Share Posted October 25 I just came to a startling realization, and it made me feel pretty stupid. I just went down town and voted, but I wasn't stupid enough that I voted for Kamala or anything, but on the way home it suddenly occurred to me that if I just parked the big green International that runs now on the other side of the carport the antenna probably wouldn't hit the ceiling. So maybe I should try that before I remount the antenna somewhere else. 1 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Tom, I think we’re just getting old after struggling with those tires and that hand wrench yesterday I was looking in the backseat of my Mustang and there was a socket laying on the back floor that I picked up a couple of months ago that would have fit the Lugnuts and I could’ve used the air wrench instead of the hand bar my legs and my back are still sore from moving to stinking tires around Yes, I forgot all about the sockets in the backseat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted October 25 Popular Post Share Posted October 25 Also, I voted yesterday. There was only a handful of people in there no waiting. I didn’t understand some of the Nevada laws questions but yes, I did vote for the king. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Have you had a decent radio check yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 25 Author Share Posted October 25 4 hours ago, mowerman said: Have you had a decent radio check yet? No, I can hear people talking a lot, mostly on skip from "way out yonder" somewhere. Heard somebody in Iowa today. But anyhow, I decided that I don't need a radio in that truck. The antenna still hit the ceiling when I parked it on the other side, and when I moved it down to the lower bracket the SWR was totally effed up again. Best I could get was 2.1, 2.3, and that was on channel 40 and channel 1. So if you need to raise the antenna if it's higher on channel 1, I didn't know what to do since it was the same on both 1 and 40. Tried the fiberglass Wilson and it was worse, way worse. I always heard that if it's under 2.0 you're OK, but I couldn't it under 2.0 at all. So I got pis- I mean frustrated, and took everything back out and chunked it in the shed. Looks like this now- Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Well alrighty then ….. that sucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 And yes I used to get alotta skip when I was running mine I used to keep the RF gain turned down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 I like the cleaner look without,if u ever need to have one u can get a hand held,they come with a magnetic mount antenna and actually work very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 I heard of those for years I have never seen one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 1 hour ago, mowerman said: I heard of those for years I have never seen one Yeah my buddy had one because he drove different trucks with no cab,has a plug for cigarette lighter and a magnetic. antenna worked great,sometimes he just left the antenna inside. The truck and was still getting out there,the whole setup comes with a nice little carrying case.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yarnall Posted October 26 Popular Post Share Posted October 26 These are photos that were in an album in my Fleetstar. He cut The Fleetstar down to a single axle at some point. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 26 Author Share Posted October 26 13 hours ago, yarnall said: These are photos that were in an album in my Fleetstar. He cut The Fleetstar down to a single axle at some point. Nice, thank you! 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted Saturday at 07:51 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Saturday at 07:51 PM Well, I decided that I gave up too easy the first time. So I ordered a 3' Fiberglass Wilson and a new mount. Put it all back in today, and got the SWR at 1.1 on channel 19 and I have plenty of roof clearance in the carport, so I'm happy with that. 3 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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