anyone able to get a CB antenna to work on a Jeep TJ it's like the old CJ's??

[niceguy71]

mmckenna
thank you, your always helpful

hi guys
I hate to be a pest.....

I looked everything over in my workshop today... the spring doesn't go to any of my projects?.... I keep my workbench and workplace very clean....
it's a brand new spring??? I opened the NMO34 package and only saw a broken o-ring a base ring and an allen wrench and of course the NMO34...... I screwed the 64" antenna onto the NMO 34 and holding the antenna I set the NMO34/whip onto the floor.... later I looked down and there was the spring next to the NMO34... so I thought it fell out from under the NMO34...... if Mmckenna say's it doesn't go under the NMO34 then I know it doesn't..

I was putting together a propane torch for burning my weeds, when the package came from the Antenna farm.... I had a NMO rain cap a NMO mounting kit the 64"whip and the NMO34 base ..... I pulled it all out of the box and opened everything when I got it, to look it all over

I've looked at the parts list for the torch... no spring anyplace..... so this is just WEIRD!!!!!!

so seeing I got a bunch of CB stuff in the box... anyone recognize that spring from something?

 

[mmckenna]

No idea. But I'm sure it's not from the coil. Even inside, there's no spring. I had a spare NMO27 coil a few years ago and cut it open for fun, yep, no spring:

 

[niceguy71]

just keeping this thread open
Update
I'm going to get the video done in the next month or two.. my friend is feeling pretty good and can make it over to finish the jeep install soon

 

[prcguy]

just keeping this thread open
Update
I'm going to get the video done in the next month or two.. my friend is feeling pretty good and can make it over to finish the jeep install soon

The install that started this thread in April 2024? And I thought I was slow.

 

[niceguy71]

The install that started this thread in April 2024? And I thought I was slow.

believe me I'd love to get it done.... it's actually installed ... I have a 6 foot antenna on the tail light working ( not very good, but working best it ever will work ) we exhausted every trick in the book for that. drilling a massive hole for a 5/8 bolt finally dropped the SWR down to 2.0

we then put a Stryker SR-A10 on the passenger hood corner working fantastic..... 14.90 miles....

I just want to make a range test video of the tail light antenna's and the Stryker SR-A10 then we can try the NMO 34 and see how that works... I have a bunch of wires under the seat I need to clean up ..... so were just about there.

I had no idea how much stage 3 /4 lymphoma cancer was going to knock him down... that chemo is some nasty stuff.
he drives the 45 minutes from his house to my house when he feels good... those time seem to be less and less ..... by the time he gets here he needs to take a nap.
he said he has it beat now and may be cancer free? ( until the next test ) so that's why I think we'll finish it very soon. now that he is feeling better he has a years worth of work to catch up on around his house.. the CB takes a back burner