2008 Colorado

[Ensnared]

I recently acquired a Chevy Colorado 2008 Z71. I looked and found gromets on the back of the cab. However, I do not think I can get my hand positioned to push two coaxes through to the SDS 100 and/or CB.

I do not want to drill a hole anywhere. I use Tram antennas with rubber boots over the magnetic mount. The scanner antenna is a Larsen Tri-band.

Any ideas?

 

[hill]

Just go and drill the holes. The truck is 17 years old and won't effect it one bit.

 

[mmckenna]

I owned a 2005 and I still have a 2007 at work that some of my guys still use. Both were extended cab Z71's. Which cab do you have?

Drilling is the easy way. I agree, coming up on almost 20 years old. The one at work has 3 NMO's on it.

Never tried running anything through the rear vents. I'm sure that would work, but it would keep the vents open a bit.
Getting through the firewall is the other option. If I recall correctly, theirs a large grommet above the drivers footwell. Since these trucks could be optioned with a stick shift (what I had), there should be plenty of room if you need to go that route.

Power/ignition switched circuit were super easy on these.

 

[Ensnared]

At present, I am going to feed the wire due to current availability of funds.

I will have a professional install these antennas.

However, I will go to: Home - troyradio.net

When/if I install a CB NMO antenna via hole mount, I want a decent stinger that equals the length of the Tram 3500. It is a rather long stinger.

"Does the CB NMO mount have to be specific to the CB frequency range?

I will use my Larsen Tri-band on a NMO specific to the frequency band, I guess. I will run 58U, not 58AU. I cannot even solder a 1/4 guitar cord.

I've never used a permanent mount. Yes, both responses were good & will be influential in my decisions.

My dear CB friend who owned "Charlie's Airwaves" near Missouri City lost his shop to hurricane Harvey flooding. He was my go-to-guy.

Back in the day, Andy's Electronics near Telephone Road was a great place as well. I remember buying a Regency MX7000 there. It was over $518 if my memory is correct. I loved that radio. At the time, I don't believe there were any frequency gaps. This was when people had 3-watt bag phones. Sadly, the MX7000 keyboard when south.

Thanks.

 

[mmckenna]

At present, I am going to feed the wire due to current availability of funds.

I will have a professional install these antennas.

However, I will go to: Home - troyradio.net

When/if I install a CB NMO antenna via hole mount, I want a decent stinger that equals the length of the Tram 3500. It is a rather long stinger.

The Larsen NMO-34 coil with the 64" whip seems to be a popular solution. Trouble is, the CB band is outside the cut chart range for the NMO-34 coil, so you need to either take your time with an SWR meter, or better yet, use an antenna analyzer.

"Does the CB NMO mount have to be specific to the CB frequency range?

No. The basic NMOK is good well up past 800MHz band. It'll work just fine on CB, and the mounts are standardized.

I will use my Larsen Tri-band on a NMO specific to the frequency band, I guess. I will run 58U, not 58AU. I cannot even solder a 1/4 guitar cord.

No band specific mount needed unless you are using very specific antennas way up in the GHz range and need those specific high frequency mounts. Just go with the Larsen NMO mounts, skip the Cheap Chinese stuff. Don't drill a hole in a perfectly good truck and then install the cheapest NMO mount you can find. It's not worth it.

 

[Ensnared]

Now this is a proper CB shop! I prefer old Coots like me.

When I lived in Houston, this was a place where you could easy get lost in another store in SW Houston.

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