Towncivilian Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Anybody know a good method of mounting an antenna on the back of the vehicle somewhere? I don't think drilling a hole through the plastic bumper cover would be very sturdy. Do I have any other options? I'd prefer not to mount one on the roof or on a hood channel mount or something. What about replacing the stock radio antenna with a CB antenna somehow, is that possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 They make an adaptor to tap your cb antenna into your radio one. They honesty ain't any good if your looking for distance. I think there's still one wired in my truck actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick13 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) I think you can buy a "channel mount" for a rear hatch. That might be a pretty slick setup out back. Hey at least it's not on your hood - Vertical Door Jamb Edited September 13, 2011 by Rick13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 I found a splitter that allows use of a CB radio antenna for both AM/FM and CB here, and doing it the other way around (AM/FM radio for CB) is a bad idea according to that page because the radio antenna is designed only for receiving signals and not transmitting, and using an adapter is a ghetto fix and obviously performance would be poor. Any way to modify the stock radio mount to fit a CB antenna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GApathfinder Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I have mine on my bumper (two 2 footers) lol. They pick up signal fine too. The mounts I have aren't meant for the bumper, but they do just fine. I don't have any problem with sturdiness either, so if you really wanted to you can put them on the bumper. One thing I did just think about though, is that you probably have a newer model R50.... So, I don't know about the bumper thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Yeah, it looks from your sig pic that part of your bumper is metal/chrome; mine is all plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmons Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) Here is a clean way to install a CB Radio Antenna. I purchased a rear hatch bracket specifically for the SUV. After it was tunned, I'm getting less than 0.1 SWR on channel 20 and less than .5 on channel 40. I would highly recommend not using dual antennas on any vehicle except for a large truck with Mirrors that extend out (SEMI Trucks). Read up on it and you will know why. I routed the cable through the gromet behind the left rear break light. Works perfect and it's clean. You will need someone who knows how to solder a PL-259 Connector since you will need to route the cable itself through the gromet and then solder on a new connector. Let me know if you have any questions on this install. Works great and gets good reception. Of course the best place for an antenna is center on top of the vehicle if you want to drill a hole. Edited September 14, 2011 by Timmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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