5/17/2023 0 Comments Wooden cb radio boxThe antenna wire for the screwdriver is another matter since it must be able to carry 200 watts of power. There are several grommets in the floor of the cab that will allow small wires to be run through them without bending or breaking them. The side walls of the bed are hollow and open to the bottom so any cabling: antenna wire, power wires will be hidden. ![]() I will attach the antenna to the passengers side rail using another custom made mount that provides a secure base. I will use a braided ground strap from the base of the antenna to the frame rail under neath the bed. The mount needs to be a 3/8 x 24tpi connector that will have to be grounded to the frame of the truck thereby establishing a good ground plane for transmission. That is another 12V requirement, but much lower amps. The antenna is a screwdriver (little Tarheel) that requires a powered motor driver controller to move the motor in the antenna which tunes it to the radio. The antenna is a different deal altogether. There is another entry grommet on the passengers side that will accommodate the four wires required by the radio. The radio has a 200w transmit amplifier so had two power lines which I will need to attaché to the other battery terminal located on the passenger side (I have two batteries and a HD alternator for my snow plow prep and heater). I plan to put the radio under the passengers seat and the head unit in the accessory tray on the dash. It also has a detached control unit and a speaker. My HF+6M rig is more involved since the unit (Kenwood TS 480) is almost three times the size of the dual bander. I will need to ground the actual radio body to a frame point once I'm done. The extra wiring for the head unit I will place inside of the cup holder where there is a very large space available. My dual bander radio has a detachable control unit that I will attach to a LIndoMount that will be placed in one of the four drink holders. I will place the actual radio in the center console magazine rack on the drivers side with the speaker pointed out. There is two grommet points on the fire wall of the SD that will provide input into the cab. This is my plan for the dual bander: I will get my power directly from the battery running two wires a positive and negative to terminals. Since dual bander antenna's do not have to be grounded, even though this one is, I don't have to worry about a good ground plane as you will with a HF unit and a CB. I then will have to feed the antenna wire into the cab. I have already mounted the antenna a 47" dual bander on the drivers side rail using a custom made mount that I bought from Breedlove. ![]() I have an amateur license and want to place two radio's in my truck, a 2m/440m unit and a HF+6m unit. ![]() Click to expand.I am also in a conundrum about where to mount my radio's.
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