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Rear window spacer to let wires into the cab??

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Old 10-04-2018, 06:31 AM
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I use my CB for hunting out in the woods and communicating with other hunters to track down those four legged creatures. It's not something I use often but it does still serve a purpose.
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Originally Posted by FordFrenzy06
Just out of curiosity, what do people in the 21st century use a CB for. My Harley has a factory CB and for the life of me I can't figure out why.
No cell service...lol
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Originally Posted by FordFrenzy06
Just out of curiosity, what do people in the 21st century use a CB for. My Harley has a factory CB and for the life of me I can't figure out why.
Quick and easy comms across multiple channels. All of my O/O still run CB's as a way of communicating amongst themselves and other drivers on the road
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Originally Posted by FordFrenzy06
Just out of curiosity, what do people in the 21st century use a CB for. My Harley has a factory CB and for the life of me I can't figure out why.
It's also a very fun little hobby!
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Originally Posted by nathan3306
It's between the bed and the cab.

A weaker antenna but a decent option would be a through glass antenna.
https://www.amazon.com/Midland-18-25...+through+glass
I have about 30 watts of output power on my tuned radio...I'd blow that little sucker out lol
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Originally Posted by FordFrenzy06
Just out of curiosity, what do people in the 21st century use a CB for. My Harley has a factory CB and for the life of me I can't figure out why.
Bike to bike communication.
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just an FYI, the thru-glass antenna is not great... It's okay for about half-1 mile but that's about it. I'm now running a lil wil and it's much better but I'm also faced with running the cable without drilling a hole in the cab.

I don't think running it through the rear cab vents will be a good idea, but it may work. I'm throwing around the idea of drilling through the third brake light, applying some silicone, and running the wire through the roof. There is a huge access to the roof via the third brake light.
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Just drill a hole in the roof and use an NMO mount and run your coax down behind the body panel about out the floor. The locking collar has a gasket that keeps the water out so you can take the antenna down at will. Larsen sells them as does any local Motorola shop.



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