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RichardKramer

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OK on the 2K linear. Well that is a bit much, you're just going to cause a lot of splatter and over modulate as the cb freqs are space pretty close together but to each his own.

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I have a box of them that failed and several brands. They have a thin plastic insulator inside the connector and when you tighten them it squeezes the thin plastic and it cold flows over time loosening the mount. Tighten again and the plastic flows, etc, until the plastic gives way and it shorts internally.

I've had that type of mount for twenty years. Never fail yet.
 

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I have a box of them that failed and several brands. They have a thin plastic insulator inside the connector and when you tighten them it squeezes the thin plastic and it cold flows over time loosening the mount. Tighten again and the plastic flows, etc, until the plastic gives way and it shorts internally.
You are correct in that. I am constantly checking on everything. Just in case.
 

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Hello M396: PRCGuy has been around for a long time and his suggestions are from his experiences over many years. But If your mount has worked for 20 years good deal.

The 102 inch 1/4 wavelength antenna works quit well as compared to the smaller antennas period. As said be before mounting the antenna on top center of the cab is the way to go. Yeah its hit low lying wires and such but its a better installation than the one in your photo, because the metal slightly effects the antennas performance and SWR. I run my 102 whip antenna on top of the cab and it works great. I like the "Carl Made Amp" looks like a good system there.

Jay in the Great Mojave Desert..... "Next Gas 150 Miles"
 

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I run 10 to 15 watts on 10 meters and can easily get hundreds of miles when conditions are good. No matter how many watts you put out, atmospheric conditions will dictate range, especially from a low antenna height that a vechicle has.
 

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The window openings on the truck at 27MHz are very small in wavelengths so the inside of the cab should be fairly well shielded. Personally I would not be concerned but I also have E field meters to test for safety.

You run 2000 watts on 27 MHz with an antenna that is within three feet of your body? Maybe you should take a look at the effects of RF. There are plenty of RF Safety Calculators on the web.
 

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You run 2000 watts on 27 MHz with an antenna that is within three feet of your body? Maybe you should take a look at the effects of RF. There are plenty of RF Safety Calculators on the web.

^^^ That. The current situation is beyond loony IMO.
 

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BTW, 27.205 (Channel 20) is not the middle of the band. 27.185 (channel 19) is. 27.965 (chan 1) + 27.405 (chan 40) / 2 = 27.185. And the superbowl is 27.025 (channel 6)
 

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as a ham for years after growing up with the cb band first the last thing i would do is advertise a kw plus where it doesnt belong and secondly if the conditions arent right no matter what you run isnt going to get you across the street anyways. been there done that. get your ham ticket and call it a day.
 

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Folks, let's stay on topic and answer the OP's question.
 
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