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Dang Ford..Could use some help on my antenna....
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slowmover
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Type NMO to 3/8"x24 Thread Antenna Mounting Bracket Adapter - PCM-NMO-38
Type NMO to 3/8"x24 Thread Antenna Mounting Bracket Adapter - PCM-NMO-38
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I wouldn’t run much of an antenna on it unless parked. Be Prepared, kind of item.
slowmover
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Yes. Have linked that several times.
Flip to left side as that’s the ideal.
— As before I’d cut off a salvage yard B-pillar grab handle (paint is available for match).
— Use @jcrmadden example of steel mount. (Move it back and then up to accommodate belts).
If you go with the linked mount & DRX-901 that LIDO piece may need bracing due to weight & leverage.
I’m trusting you’ll find what’s best.
Blue Koolaid awaits.
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Thread started on 7/21. As of 8/21 the install and gear have come a long ways.
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Since I’m thinking of it — and OP has reported good contacts from home — I’d slide that pickup under the 5’er hitched and connect harnesses to see what changes come about. (With and without coax connected and with/without engine running).
We “know” the close-coupled trailer will have an effect. But how much?
Consider:
In big truck the 5er plate usually isn’t well-grounded. And Reflect off of anything but an empty flatbed affects radio performance. This is why we run co-phase to try to accommodate that problem. My last antenna system was $600 to duplicate.
Maybe:
1). An RF Bond across plate to truck frame.
(Seen on fuel tankers. May need to jump plastic plate cover if not greased. Electrically conductive 5th Wheel grease is available)
2). Bigger DC ground attached to 7-way all the way to truck.
3). Clean-up TT brake grounds. Upgrade Ampacity plus runs if not recent or brakes are not EOH.
4). TT lamps not causing interference (LED 4-ways on).
Etc
Then the interest of how well the truck radio rig does via-a-vis signal capture.
— Every Mobile I’ve ever run is directional in RX & TX to some degree.
If it’s not terrible then maybe notes to mental lay out of a coax run to truck antenna from 5’er radio rig (stowed away from weather). A “truck assembly”; not considered part of trailer. (Truck radio not in use).
Adapter to run a 108”?
Local winds would dictate once parked.
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I am now trying to chase down a system for my RV and would like some input as to what everybody's opinion are on an install of such. I know running my 5er down the road creates a lot of vibration and I really don't know what direction I need to go for this install. I have searched this board...
Since I’m thinking of it — and OP has reported good contacts from home — I’d slide that pickup under the 5’er hitched and connect harnesses to see what changes come about. (With and without coax connected and with/without engine running).
We “know” the close-coupled trailer will have an effect. But how much?
Consider:
In big truck the 5er plate usually isn’t well-grounded. And Reflect off of anything but an empty flatbed affects radio performance. This is why we run co-phase to try to accommodate that problem. My last antenna system was $600 to duplicate.
Maybe:
1). An RF Bond across plate to truck frame.
(Seen on fuel tankers. May need to jump plastic plate cover if not greased. Electrically conductive 5th Wheel grease is available)
2). Bigger DC ground attached to 7-way all the way to truck.
3). Clean-up TT brake grounds. Upgrade Ampacity plus runs if not recent or brakes are not EOH.
4). TT lamps not causing interference (LED 4-ways on).
Etc
Then the interest of how well the truck radio rig does via-a-vis signal capture.
— Every Mobile I’ve ever run is directional in RX & TX to some degree.
If it’s not terrible then maybe notes to mental lay out of a coax run to truck antenna from 5’er radio rig (stowed away from weather). A “truck assembly”; not considered part of trailer. (Truck radio not in use).
Adapter to run a 108”?
Local winds would dictate once parked.
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$207 right now on the jungle website. Pretty good price, it's more common to see it from $235-$260
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I took my tech license test tonight. I PASSED with a score of 98%. I missed one question (Darn the bad luck!!). I have about 4 hours of study time into my General license and hope to take it soon. Now it has started. Radio's, antennas........Have to start looking a little harder for all that stuff. At least I have 10 meters on my President Washington I can use until I can find a 50MHz rig! I have been looking at the Yaesu FT-710 and a couple of other ones.
Don’t bother with that rig or the Icom 7300. Horrible receivers in both of them. The 710’s receiver is much better than the 7300’s, but TX audio out of the box on the 710 is garbage and the RX is kind of weak on local distant stations. It takes going in to the menu and setting up the EQ with someone on the other end listening and giving feedback to get the TX audio right. The 7300 out of the box TX is superb, but its receiver was the noisiest and weakest i ever used. Icom should be ashamed of how bad it is. I had both, and sold both within months of buying them. Anyway, congrats on getting your Tech.
slowmover
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Outstanding!
My son made the same jump. His mobile is a Yaesu ft891 and the smaller Tarheel antenna as a work-in-progress on his 2024 Ram 3500 (separate battery and all that entails).
I had the same idea for “my other mobile” (the travel trailer; planning a Tarheel Lift & Lay on the roof), but couldn’t muster enough interest past purchase of a barely-used Yaesu ft450d (w/ mount bracket).
Pleased for you you’ve grabbed third gear.
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I haven't had a chance to post back for awhile. I have been talking on the 10 meter band with my President Washington radio. I am doing so with a MNO27 mounted on the hood of my truck up by the window. It's specifically tuned for 28.300 to 28.500 MHz. or part of the 10 meter band. It's doing an excellent job considering where it's mounted. I still have the NMO27 roof mount also. I am running to antennas now with a coax switch in the cab. That President is doing a good job on both 10 and 11 meters. Real happy with that radio! @slowmover it's about time to make my annual trip through Texas on my way to Arizona. If your around I will bye you a coffee. I come down HWY 40 {God awful place through all them ugly windmills} It's just a short trip though Texas then on to New Mexico.
slowmover
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I figured you’d gone and abandoned us chicken banders.
IH-40 in OK west from OKC is Old Route 66 with portions of that still drive-able.
Unfortunately, it’s over 220/miles north of me to IH-40. I’m a short distance from IH-20 near Fort Worth.
If SW AZ is the destination then Weatherford,TX is just a route diversion to pick up IH-10 at Las Cruces, NM. Carlsbad Caverns & White Sands National Monument thru Alamogordo, NM, is on one route. Cowboy Country (the real thing) near Albany, TX and the 6666 Ranch. Comancheria.
Farther west it’s getting across the Llano Estacado (The Staked Plains) as the routing difference. The Interstates avoid it as do their predecessors, the mainline railroads.
I was last stationed at Roswell, NM in this area as dairy is big out here. Cheese production. To Wisconsin/Minnesota and back. Also home to the largest cotton production on the planet centered around Lubbock. (All irrigated). Let’s you avoid the high criminality of ABQ and other points on IH-40.
So, if it appeals:
Skirting down the western edge of D/FW to the 20/30 split on 35 isn’t that bad compared to SE & E edge in Dallas if you want to get off the always boring Interstates (nowadays; commercialized).
Meet up at:
PETRO
2001 Santa Fe Dr
76086
Fixed income and saving for vehicle repairs (both of them) is SOP for now. Limits me.
OKC has quite a few regulars on AM-19 whom I’ve enjoyed in the past. Loudest near the IH-35 & IH-40 confluence at downtown. Mainly base stations. Some on Amateur gear. A good range test for you if you’ll note Mile Marker from intersection at
IH-40: MM-153
IH-35: MM-128
In the big truck:
1). Farthest I’ve picked up the usual suspects from the north on 35 is at Guthrie, OK, MM-153. The BIG Loves there is a regular fuel stop for me and a good one for overnight.
2). Heading west on 40 I usually can hear gator mouth Rattlesnake on his base station G959 almost out to the El Reno, OK, scale house @ MM-124 (early mornings and after work; all day on weekends). The Loves at Radio Rd a good fuel stop.
2A). Heading south on 35 I can usually hear them all the way to Moore, OK @ MM-115. I usually stop at Flying J in Ardmore, OK, to get fuel before heading into D/FW.
Mid-day makes any of these distances shorter.
Thanks for the invite, this is the best I can do. We can certainly try a little range testing, swap lies, whatever. It’d be a pleasure to meet.
— I can accompany you thru the new Blue Beacon here (dedicated RV/horse trailer lane) and show you how to get your moneys worth from their chemistry & services (national chain) as undercarriage clean-up is fantastic when guided. And get a good set of weigh tickets on the Cat Scale (also national) if these are not already familiar.
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IH-40 in OK west from OKC is Old Route 66 with portions of that still drive-able.
Unfortunately, it’s over 220/miles north of me to IH-40. I’m a short distance from IH-20 near Fort Worth.
If SW AZ is the destination then Weatherford,TX is just a route diversion to pick up IH-10 at Las Cruces, NM. Carlsbad Caverns & White Sands National Monument thru Alamogordo, NM, is on one route. Cowboy Country (the real thing) near Albany, TX and the 6666 Ranch. Comancheria.
Farther west it’s getting across the Llano Estacado (The Staked Plains) as the routing difference. The Interstates avoid it as do their predecessors, the mainline railroads.
I was last stationed at Roswell, NM in this area as dairy is big out here. Cheese production. To Wisconsin/Minnesota and back. Also home to the largest cotton production on the planet centered around Lubbock. (All irrigated). Let’s you avoid the high criminality of ABQ and other points on IH-40.
So, if it appeals:
Skirting down the western edge of D/FW to the 20/30 split on 35 isn’t that bad compared to SE & E edge in Dallas if you want to get off the always boring Interstates (nowadays; commercialized).
Meet up at:
PETRO
2001 Santa Fe Dr
76086
Fixed income and saving for vehicle repairs (both of them) is SOP for now. Limits me.
OKC has quite a few regulars on AM-19 whom I’ve enjoyed in the past. Loudest near the IH-35 & IH-40 confluence at downtown. Mainly base stations. Some on Amateur gear. A good range test for you if you’ll note Mile Marker from intersection at
IH-40: MM-153
IH-35: MM-128
In the big truck:
1). Farthest I’ve picked up the usual suspects from the north on 35 is at Guthrie, OK, MM-153. The BIG Loves there is a regular fuel stop for me and a good one for overnight.
2). Heading west on 40 I usually can hear gator mouth Rattlesnake on his base station G959 almost out to the El Reno, OK, scale house @ MM-124 (early mornings and after work; all day on weekends). The Loves at Radio Rd a good fuel stop.
2A). Heading south on 35 I can usually hear them all the way to Moore, OK @ MM-115. I usually stop at Flying J in Ardmore, OK, to get fuel before heading into D/FW.
Mid-day makes any of these distances shorter.
Thanks for the invite, this is the best I can do. We can certainly try a little range testing, swap lies, whatever. It’d be a pleasure to meet.
— I can accompany you thru the new Blue Beacon here (dedicated RV/horse trailer lane) and show you how to get your moneys worth from their chemistry & services (national chain) as undercarriage clean-up is fantastic when guided. And get a good set of weigh tickets on the Cat Scale (also national) if these are not already familiar.
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slowmover
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And without trailer (weigh both, drop trailer and return to scale).
Other part if desired is the Port/Staboard weights of trailer, but ought to hav a helper to get TT tires off edge.
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Yes sir......Did all that. Talked to Brazil today on my Washington!
slowmover
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For anyone:
RV’er, Trucker, and CB user all have overlap. I’ve learned that most RV’ers are intimidated by use of truck scales & truck wash. And a look/see of a truckstop CB shop (Weatherford has one) past other amenities is useful to know. To start an acquaintance. No substitute for them.
I’d much rather be stuck at a full service truckstop than any C-store chain if it came to that.
Everyone be knows where it’s located.
Wrecker service, mobile mechanic service, RV service, tire service, all EMT & LEO, etc. Not just cut-rate taxi or delivery services.
CB use is handy for advice on those or on where to eat, non-emergency medical, what traffic problems exist locally, and so forth.
Full service restaurant plus a fast food outlet plus a C-store inside. Automobile pumps separate from truck lanes. Showers.
Blue Beacon can do more in fifteen minutes than a man with a pressure washer over a whole day. Great prior to service or inspections. Two or three washes fairly close together can come close to giving a like-new appearance that’s otherwise difficult. Paint is easy. Undercarriage isn’t.
— I’ve been thru the Beacon over 100X all over the country the past 30-years. Easily 1k times across truck scales. There’s details to know.
A PETRO the size of the one at Weatherford great for CB work that takes a day or more, and for setting up a weight-distribution hitch given the CAT Scale.
Port in a storm.
Some chains cater to RV owners. FLYING J good about having dump station and propane. Loves has locations with E-chargers and RV overnight camping.
There are some T/S which are mandatory stops for me. Keep an eye on conditions.
West of US-83 and hence to Pacific Coast things get spread thin. They’re located at US & State Highway junctions where commercial traffic intersects the Interstates.
RV’er, Trucker, and CB user all have overlap. I’ve learned that most RV’ers are intimidated by use of truck scales & truck wash. And a look/see of a truckstop CB shop (Weatherford has one) past other amenities is useful to know. To start an acquaintance. No substitute for them.
I’d much rather be stuck at a full service truckstop than any C-store chain if it came to that.
Everyone be knows where it’s located.
Wrecker service, mobile mechanic service, RV service, tire service, all EMT & LEO, etc. Not just cut-rate taxi or delivery services.
CB use is handy for advice on those or on where to eat, non-emergency medical, what traffic problems exist locally, and so forth.
Full service restaurant plus a fast food outlet plus a C-store inside. Automobile pumps separate from truck lanes. Showers.
Blue Beacon can do more in fifteen minutes than a man with a pressure washer over a whole day. Great prior to service or inspections. Two or three washes fairly close together can come close to giving a like-new appearance that’s otherwise difficult. Paint is easy. Undercarriage isn’t.
— I’ve been thru the Beacon over 100X all over the country the past 30-years. Easily 1k times across truck scales. There’s details to know.
A PETRO the size of the one at Weatherford great for CB work that takes a day or more, and for setting up a weight-distribution hitch given the CAT Scale.
Port in a storm.
Some chains cater to RV owners. FLYING J good about having dump station and propane. Loves has locations with E-chargers and RV overnight camping.
There are some T/S which are mandatory stops for me. Keep an eye on conditions.
West of US-83 and hence to Pacific Coast things get spread thin. They’re located at US & State Highway junctions where commercial traffic intersects the Interstates.
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I just pull onto the scales, open up my Cat Scales app on my phone, and it'd done. They send a copy to my email address for my records. I don't even have to go inside. Then I pull up with the big rigs and fuel up with my discount diesel fuel card. Never have to worry whether my rig will hit the canopy and tear y roof off. I pump Def from a hose right into my truck and it is always fresh. I use Love's a lot as they are most everywhere and give me a good discount on my fuel and have most anything a traveler would need. No C-stores for me!!
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