Just out of curiosity, does this mount attach to a single bolt or multiple? I’m seeing both styles out there on the net.
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New User needs advise
- Thread starter Kelly S
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Ok. Sounds like straight down will be better. Hinge to hinge and under fairing to frame rail.
Well, I don’t want to give advice on something I have never played with, but being a single bolt represents to me a single point of failure. I would ensure that the internal threads that the perch is mounted to are perfectly clean.
Your kind of between a rock and a hard place on this one. Strap length is usually kept under 10" in length to prevent ground loops. All I can say is try your best and keep them as short as possible.
A picture would help. Location of antenna. Old or new model Cascadia.
Last one I had I installed power and coax. Not at all difficult.
Pair of 7’ Skipshooters on PRO COMM mounts. 86 the bird perch.
If I could hear them, they could hear me.
Last one I had I installed power and coax. Not at all difficult.
Pair of 7’ Skipshooters on PRO COMM mounts. 86 the bird perch.
If I could hear them, they could hear me.
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Ok folks. I ran a ground mount to hinge. Hinge to hinge and to the frame.
Jeez, that mount sure doesn’t offer you much in the way of clearance.
If it were me I’d be shopping for a perch that attached to two bolts, and get the perch far enough from the mirror that I could work on it.
If it were me I’d be shopping for a perch that attached to two bolts, and get the perch far enough from the mirror that I could work on it.
Out of curiosity...have you tried using a difference piece of coax? I was just posting in another thread earlier, brand new jumper from a dealer = dead short center pin to shield.
Sounds like you have a multimeter. I would leave the end connected to the antenna, and check from the other end and make sure it’s not a direct short.
Also, does the radio seem to receive ok when the antenna is connected?
In your meter picture, are we looking at reflected power in watts, or is that actual SWR?
I went looking around at some of these mounts just out of curiosity, seems most people are happy with them, and any negative comments I saw were unrelated to tuning issues. I just mention that because I doubt most folks posting on CB sites and reviewing on Amazon have gone through the trouble to bond the hinges and etc.
Also, does the radio seem to receive ok when the antenna is connected?
In your meter picture, are we looking at reflected power in watts, or is that actual SWR?
I went looking around at some of these mounts just out of curiosity, seems most people are happy with them, and any negative comments I saw were unrelated to tuning issues. I just mention that because I doubt most folks posting on CB sites and reviewing on Amazon have gone through the trouble to bond the hinges and etc.
