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Explorer Forum need coax recommendations  
03:05 2-Dec-08   [Replies: 4, Views: 107]    By: Unnamed
OK, first off, I know not to buy Radio Shack coax. Next, what type should I get for CB? I know I need 50-ohm, but I want something that has low-loss since I will be using the bulk of my upcoming...
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Explorer Forum External CB Speaker  
08:03 2-Nov-08   [Replies: 11, Views: 264]    By: Unnamed
I fried my old CB and a friend gave me an old Uniden PC 66. Only problem is the speaker is blown. So I'm in the market for an external speaker. I'm not really sure what I need, I see everything...
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Explorer Forum 2006+ Radio Installs  
22:56 30-Oct-08   [Replies: 2, Views: 93]    By: HalR
After an hour of scanning forum page to page, I can see a trend.. There seems to be a lack of 2006 and later installs. As I am trying to figure out where to mount my Icom, I can see why. I...
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Explorer Forum Ridiculous CB static  
01:46 16-Oct-08   [Replies: 20, Views: 421]    By: Unnamed
Got my CB hooked up in my '96 Ranger and it gets a lot of static. The way I have it set up is the power wires are spliced into a 5 amp cig lighter plug, radio is sitting on the seat with the coax...
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Explorer Forum Antenna mount  
23:42 3-Oct-08   [Replies: 4, Views: 244]    By: BlackHawk09er
I have a 2001 sport and was wondering where i could get a mount for my antenna that uses the 2 bolts on the tail light OR if anyone has any better suggestions for me, im open for ideas (i d...
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Explorer Forum First timer questions.  
05:18 3-Oct-08   [Replies: 2, Views: 139]    By: Unnamed
Okay, I want to buy a CB for... ah what the heck, because I'm a guy. I live in a city area (well small city) and really don't have a use for it other than listening or weather band. Although there...
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Explorer Forum CB Experts.... or close to  
03:49 2-Oct-08   [Replies: 7, Views: 223]    By: slickemhoundd
Ive got my cobra ltd-29 and its mounted underneath my headunit (lil custom fab if you will ) And its just not workin right. Ive got the power spliced into the cigarette lighter up by the radio. N...
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Explorer Forum Icom IC-R1 Receiver - fix or replace?  
01:07 5-Sep-08   [Replies: 7, Views: 381]    By: Scott Bosso
I have a dilemma... I have an Icom IC-R1 wideband receiver that has stopped working. I am trying to decide if I should try to have it repaired, or just bite the bullet and buy a new IC-R6 Spo...
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Explorer Forum CB external speaker question  
00:22 25-Aug-08   [Replies: 14, Views: 333]    By: Unnamed
Can an after market radio's Aux input be used for the CB external speaker jack. I have the cable that i think i would need, i just need to buy a cb still. just wondering if when on the tra...
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Explorer Forum what is this coax wire for??  
00:03 22-Aug-08   [Replies: 3, Views: 141]    By: Unnamed
So I'm checking out where I should/could mount my antennas... one location I was thinking about for my HF antenna was either left or right rear 1/4 panel the left (drivers) next to the gas fill so...
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Explorer Forum new to CBs  
02:38 20-Aug-08   [Replies: 6, Views: 346]    By: virgil's ranger
rookie mistake? i bought a cobra 19 III and an antenna and i cant seem to get a signal more than 200 ft. away .HELP ...
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Explorer Forum CB Noisy  
15:47 19-Aug-08   [Replies: 7, Views: 287]    By: stopandstare
Hi all, I just bought a CB & Antenna, I wired the CB to the power in the auxiliary cig lighter and got WAY too much noise. So I wired it directly to the battery and I still get an unaccept...
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Explorer Forum Dual antenna install ???  
14:46 19-Aug-08   [Replies: 26, Views: 547]    By: Unnamed
Well, I'll start a new thread since this forum is slow- I am installing a CB radio, and would like to know if I will gain anything from dual 4' antennas over a single 4'. I was going to go with...
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Explorer Forum CyBer's CB Lingo Thread  
15:20 11-Aug-08   [Replies: 21, Views: 658]    By: Unnamed
Ever been heading to/from the trails and you turn on your CB Radio to 19 to listen to the Truckers and wondered what the heck there were talking about? Well here your chance to get "CB Trucke...
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Explorer Forum cb radio whats necessary?  
04:19 8-Aug-08   [Replies: 44, Views: 1036]    By: Unnamed
i wanna buy a cobra cb radio for my explorer wondering if you need an antenna for it like those big ones that go behind the car or if i could just install it without using and antenna will it stil...
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Explorer Forum Roof Mounted  
11:56 6-Aug-08   [Replies: 10, Views: 417]    By: Unnamed
Now if this has questioned has already been asked forgive me,but I have not seen a thread addressing it..Has anyone ever mounted a CB to the roof of their vehicle like the truckers do??? ...
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Explorer Forum where did you install your cb??  
01:24 22-Jul-08   [Replies: 4, Views: 221]    By: 1993fordexploere
hey all! im lookin for a good place to mount my cb in my 93 ford X. its a automatic but i dont want to take out the cup holder/ storage little thing. anyone want to show a picture or two about wh...
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Explorer Forum Wire CB to stock FM Antenna?  
21:55 17-Jul-08   [Replies: 2, Views: 234]    By: ParkerRocker
Is it possible to run your CB from the stock antenna on the explorer? I know that the range will be decreased, I know that the ends are different, if i splice an end into the wire for the antenna ...
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Explorer Forum HOW TO: ball mount for CB antenna installation  
00:14 9-Jun-08   [Replies: 14, Views: 804]    By: Lankhimself
I got tired of impermanent CB antenna mounts and decided to go permanent. I decided on a simple ball mount to solve this problem since I wasn't too keen on ripping down my headliner and drilling th...
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Explorer Forum Dusting off the old license, what gear should I get?  
21:35 28-May-08   [Replies: 4, Views: 282]    By: Gator Jeff
In the coming months, I'm going to be installing a ham radio, cb radio and scanner in my Ex. Back in the day, 2M was the way to go for mobile. I've seen a lot of dual band and even tri-band set-up...
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Explorer Forum Stumped on interferance problem  
02:09 16-May-08   [Replies: 11, Views: 219]    By: jurick
Well I have had my CB installed for a while but finally got around to messing around with it. Well I have run into some major problems. With the engine running and radio on I get a lot of interf...
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Explorer Forum Ant Light On Cobra 29  
23:08 8-May-08   [Replies: 7, Views: 373]    By: millerman23
what does this light mean? ...
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Explorer Forum CB radio and lightning  
04:12 3-May-08   [Replies: 5, Views: 314]    By: Charlie
Last night I was driving with my CB on, and was getting some really bad interference with each flash of lightning. My question is, is this typical, or do you think it might be because I am running ...
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Explorer Forum Realistic or not?  
16:14 29-Apr-08   [Replies: 14, Views: 617]    By: privetryan89
Im using a old Realistic CB Radio that I got out of a friends barn. (For you old guys, a blast from the past.) I think its a TRC-469. Do you guys think that this is an o.k. radio to be using or s...
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Explorer Forum where to mount?  
14:18 24-Apr-08   [Replies: 5, Views: 280]    By: privetryan89
where do you guys mount your cbs in you x's? i have an old radio that I bought at a garage sale. i've used some velcro to hold it up on the side of my center consol but it keeps falling off. i'm t...
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