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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    I've thought about going this route, too. One day, I would like to get a ham license
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Thanks! This may be the ticket
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Thanks! I got one in the mail the other day. My best guess at avoiding drilling holes in the body is making a bracket off of the receiver hitch to clearance it away from the body a little bit. I'm sure this is still less-than-ideal, but if it doesn't work well, maybe i'll switch to a magnetic...
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Okay, it's been a while since I've been on here, but the project is (of course) snowballing! I cleared out the garage to paint the new drywall, still haven't hooked up the CB or antenna, but sent the factory radio out to get repaired by Joe Sciarrino (great to work with, it all seems to...
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    I'm surprised- especially out in Texas. I'd think there'd be some dead spots for cell phones where people would want another comms option.
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    I do love old Buicks! I had a '65 Skylark GS 4 speed, '87 turbo Regal, and a '70 Skylark. The CB on the '70 would have been awesome. Maybe that Wilson would be the way to go. Where did you sneak the cable in through? I'd like to avoid drilling holes, if possible.
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Haha! I looked it up on YouTube. This is the first I've ever heard of/seen this
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Yeah, maybe I will eventually switch to a center mounted antenna on the roof. I've read that running dual antennas directly across from each other can be detrimental if the space between them is insufficient. I think I can fab up a plate that should be more than strong enough and act as a good...
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Good idea, thanks! Maybe I can make something like this work https://www.instagram.com/1roadgarage/p/CFvdyaThE02/?img_index=1
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Thank you! I don't see many of 'em with this color combo.
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Thanks! I have considered it. I may need to get a longer cable, but no biggie. I could probably sneak the cable out of a barn door and make a mount (CUCV-style) on the side of the bumper, but I'd be losing a couple of feet of height above the roofline. If it's on the side, it would largely avoid...
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Thanks for the feedback! Right. Not a huge fan of drilling holes like that. Good point. It's definitely a last-ditch effort, I see way more CB usage out west than I do on this side of the Mississippi. Maybe it's mostly for wheeling/off-roading to talk to spotters, I'm not super familiar with...
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Hey all, I know there have been a few threads out there, but I was hoping to get a little more feedback/guidance, and pictures if possible. Long story short(sih)... I bought an '89 V2500 sight unseen off of FB Marketplace and road tripped it back home to Ohio with my brothers during the...
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    No crank, no start

    Alright. Got a chance to get back to it this weekend. She's back in action! Seems like there were two simultaneous issues: 1) The ignition switch 2) Bad connection on the "s" terminal A few weeks back, I put the new ignition switch in, and it started up once or twice. I put the old one back...
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    No crank, no start

    I didn't see a number or any writing on it. The red wire even has "Fusible Link" written on it to help identify, but I didn't see anything on the purple wire
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