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The "InTenna" covert CB antenna by Microwave Filter Co. The unboxing
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Sweeping that RG-58 would be interesting.
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I have an MFJ antenna analyzer. I might do that just for poops and laughs.
This kit is in extremely good shape and has not been exposed to the elements. Do you think the coax is likely still stable?
And, upon studying the instructions, I am going to have to adapt the mounting procedure, so as not to land me in divorce court after drilling holes in my wife's beloved Honda Pilot. I may also swap out some of the original mounting gear with 3M Command stuff, as it is less likely to leave any "evidence" behind.
I've installed a lot of those things, maybe 30 or 40 of them. The larger the car the better and a Honda Pilot car body will not radiate as much as a Ford Excursion. You MUST ground the tuning box on one side of the window and you MUST ground the wire at the opposite side of the window. That's how the antenna works, its basically a gamma match across a large opening in sheet metal making a "slot antenna", and the circumference of the window opening and the skin of the vehicle becomes the antenna.
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Any suggestions on identifying and utilizing ground points in the least intrusive manner possible?
I installed these in the mid 70s until the early 80s and cars were a bit simpler then. I would usually peel back the window rubber and headliner material around a window to inspect the sheet metal to see if its safe to drill then after drilling I would see how deep the hole is and if its safe to actually put the screw in. I would usually drill the hole with headliner material out of the way in case the hole was too shallow and I had to move further away from the window opening and hide the first hole. Some cars had very little space between the inside and outside sheet metal right at the window.
I would then mount the tuning box as close as possible to the window rubber and the same for the wire lug on the opposite side without cutting the wire yet. Then I would carefully determine the length of wire needed to make the wire taut across the window buy cutting and stripping the end, sticking the stripped end into the lug while its screwed down, then taking off the lug and soldering the wire in the lug with some heatshrink over the connection and finally screwing the lug with attached wire back down.
Sometimes I could loop the coax from the tuning box towards the rubber window seal and tuck it under the rubber until its off to the side and can take another route to the radio. These almost always went in a back window but I had to put a few in the front window per customer request. I also put some across big sliding windows in motor homes and campers.
I would then mount the tuning box as close as possible to the window rubber and the same for the wire lug on the opposite side without cutting the wire yet. Then I would carefully determine the length of wire needed to make the wire taut across the window buy cutting and stripping the end, sticking the stripped end into the lug while its screwed down, then taking off the lug and soldering the wire in the lug with some heatshrink over the connection and finally screwing the lug with attached wire back down.
Sometimes I could loop the coax from the tuning box towards the rubber window seal and tuck it under the rubber until its off to the side and can take another route to the radio. These almost always went in a back window but I had to put a few in the front window per customer request. I also put some across big sliding windows in motor homes and campers.
Most customers didn't want to see the wire in the front window and the rear window of 70s and 80s cars were huge with no defroster wiring and perfect for this antenna
A moon roof might be good for a VHF version but but you need a larger opening for CB frequencies.
So maybe some of the newer roof options, that have a huge sun/moon roof.
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I had wondered the same thing, honestly.
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I just realized after watching the video that I am already subscribed to your youtube channel 
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I scored myself a 1995 Chevy K1500 pickup with the Z71 package, a downright belligerent 350 with a 2-chamber Flowmaster and think this would be the perfect vehicle to put the InTenna to work in.
Could I install it in the back window?
I've got one that adapts the stereo antenna for a CB. Doubt it would work on todays more "stubby" antennas, but have thought about using it on my Dodge Ram just for kicks.
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Naw. Need a SIRIO BIG BULL L.E.D. Trucker Antenna.
Key up, and light ‘em up
Thats until you’ve got the green for a pair of QUAKE led triple-color cb antennas. Co-phase redneckin’ with a gennywine Bubba Fred old school splatterbox
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