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Military antenna with cb radio

ODdave

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Ok, I did a search and found a bunch of info that I did not understand. What I am looking for is info on what military antenna would work best on my cucv for use with a cb radio. Also what base should I be looking for? I have the bracket for the side of the truck but nothing else.
 

cucv1833

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Can you post any more pictures of you setup?. It would be helpful to see the base and mount.
Sorry my truck is far away right now. I used the regular fender mount then bought the whole kit off ebay. The 3 section of whips and the AB-15 base. Just make sure your base comes with the 4 hole mount. Then i measured from the bottom of the base to the tip of the whip and had to cut it down to 110" to get a good SWR on my CB meter. around 1:1.6? i dont remember. Its not in the red zone though

It has a good military look and works well for me. Theres 100s of CB options but i like this for my CUCV. I have 550 para cord holding the tip down torwards the brush gaurd but i already broke the tip off once going through the woods.
 

jmassenga

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Antenna base AB558 will also work with the CUCV mount and antenna sections already mentioned above. That's the setup I've had on my M1008 for about 5 years now.
 

ZiggyO

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Hello all,



Instead of cutting down an MS-118 section, you can also get the MS-24 which is a shortened and properly tapered section for the rt-66, rt-67 radios. That will make the total length about 108.5inches when coupled with ms-116 and ms-117 sections which is suitable for cb radio operation.


Ziggy
 

nattieleather

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Yeah what JM and Zig said! The Ab-15 or the AB558 with the MS antenna sections is an easier set up than trying to rework the tuned base antenna which are for a higher frequency than where CB radio is set at.
 

cucv1833

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Yeah what JM and Zig said! The Ab-15 or the AB558 with the MS antenna sections is an easier set up than trying to rework the tuned base antenna which are for a higher frequency than where CB radio is set at.
:ditto: Yeah. I done a lot of searching here on S.S. and that what i came up with so thats what im running. Like i said eariler a 30 min install I bolted it up and connected the cable and i was on my way. Theres a hose clamp grounding strap on the AB-15 base. I have that wrapped around the coax connecter going to the base and a wire from that grounded to my truck. I guess thats the correct way. Without it connected i wasnt getting a signal.
 

notsosanestan

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i use the same antenna and base in the conversion link. it actually works pretty good just used a SWR meter and turned the tuning knob till it was the lowest
 
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