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  1. M

    possible antenna switch

    not afraid to drill holes, have done that already with my mount. current antenna is a 5' fiberglass antenna that is about 24" back from the cab, and 60% of the antenna is above the cab. would a base mount magnetic on top of the cab with a 52"whip like a Wilson 500 or 1000 get out any better...
  2. M

    Noise filter

    turns out it wasn't alternator noise, but noise coming in on my antenna. I have a 2006 Ford F150 and I have since found out that the Fords are notorious for fuel pump noise. am going to ground the daylights out of this truck when it warms up a bit. probably a couple from the bed to the...
  3. M

    possible antenna switch

    I like some of the ideas on the link that was sent such as ground strap from cab to frame and grounding the exhaust. I don't have traditional spark plug wires because my truck has the coil on plug ignition. have wondered about doing something with the pump wiring. may have to wait until it...
  4. M

    possible antenna switch

    already tried that. the noise is coming through the antenna wire. in order to even get the antenna to match I had to ground the mount to the frame. I am just wondering if using a magnet mount on the cab would help out any.
  5. M

    possible antenna switch

    thanks for the reply. I've been getting out pretty good with what I have. my main thought was wondering if switching to a magnet mount that is using the cab as a ground plane would have any less RFI than a bed mount that is grounded to the frame. didn't know if anyone had tried that with any...
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    possible antenna switch

    I currently have a 5' fiberglass K40 antenna on the bed rail of my F150. I have it mounted about 2 feet behind the edge of the cab and more than half of the antenna is sticking up above the cab. I have been thinking of getting a magnet mount antenna base load antenna to put on top of the cab...
  7. M

    Noise filter

    DUH!!! was late last night when I was reading it. now that I look at it, it makes perfect sense!
  8. M

    Noise filter

    so let me see if I am looking at this correctly. on this home made filter, there is a black wire coming out (that goes to the positive side of the battery) and the 2 ends of the red line are inline from where your 12+ source is to the radio?
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