Mounting Cb Antenna On Roof Rack

Most but not necessarily all roof racks are mounted to the vehicle roof with expanding rubber inserts.

Mounting cb antenna on roof rack. Since my cb is on the inside of my bed i m thinking about mounting it on the roof rack to get it higher and above the cab. Get it as soon as sat sep 19. The rack appears to have more than enough metal in it to suffice as a ground plane. Mr2mki jul 30 2013 3.

Mount to either a horizontal or vertical brace on the roof rack and it will adjust to vertical. Provided the rack is metal and you don t have the ideal minimum clearance i would mount it to the rack itself. Made for the newer wide roof racks. Bingfu vehicle cb radio mobile radio antenna mirror mount bumper roof rack pole mount fixed bracket for car truck cb radio vhf uhf ham radio amateur radio mobile radio antenna so239 female connector.

We offer all sorts of options for mounting an antenna on a vehicle roof. The lower the frequency the longer the antenna has to be. If you use the roof for more than one antenna or you have a rack or light bar try to observe a minimum a separation distance of 36 for the cb you can cheat down to 24 2 meter needs 18 and as little as 10 for 440 mhz cellular. I miss having a cb on longer drives but i m not willing to drill or use a mag mount on my new hatchback.

The roof of a vehicle is typically considered the best location for a cb antenna to be mounted due to the surrounding ground plane. Mounting antennas to the rails of a rooftop cargo luggage rack is doable as long as you keep a couple of things in mind. Ideally you want to keep the area surrounding the antenna 19 1 4 wave length from any metal objects. Is mounting an outdoor antenna on my roof any better than putting it in the attic.

You could try mounting it outside the bed either with an outside mounting kit or with an inside mounting kit and some sheet metal that runs the antenna outside the bed. 60 inches 5 8 inch hole accepts so 239 connectors. Max recommended antenna height. This basically leaves me with a few options i can think of.

This section is not all inclusive so be sure to check around if you don t see the perfect mount for you in this category. This prevents the roof rack itself from being chassis grounded. Erik from farpoint farms survival talks about the various places you can install your mobile cb radio setup including proper antenna placement to insure yo. A 1 4 wave 27mhz cb antenna is about 108 inches long.

Joined mar 30 2005 messages 3 619 location so cali. 4 0 out of 5 stars 54. These mounts can also be used on other flat horizontal surfaces. It s highly unlikely the rack is grounded well and if i m going to sand paint on the roof to make a good ground i might as well drill a hole.