Re: CBs (help)

[i6941TB@gnn.com]

Hi Osman. You asked:

>I want the simplest hook up, and don't want to strain anything. Obviously, go to 
>the fuse box.. right? Which wire to which fuse? I would prefer to keep all the 
>wiring in the cockpit and not have to run a line through  the firewall. 

I don't ever piggy back any of the aftermarket consumers to the existing fuses 
with those crappy brass tabs that Radio Shock sells. You don't have to go through 
the firewall either.

Drop the bottom piece of you dash (six 8mm screws) and/or the bottom portion of 
the steering column (two long phillips screws) and you will gain access to a 
gazillion power (constant or switchable) and ground (solid brown) wires.
Just don't forget to intall fuses with EVERY power line that you are TEEing into 
the existing ones.

You might want to use the under dash pocket for the CB itself. This is where I 
have installed mine. Very discreet yet handy. One drawback: the existing CB 
speaker will be firing directly down into the plastic shelf itself. That's why I 
have rewired the CB circuitry and installed two switch/jack combos in it. Now I 
can send the sound to: a)existing CB speaker b)the car's LF speaker c)earphone 
when my wife is asleep or when truckers start to abuse the language beyond 
reasonable decency.  

>As for placement of the magnetic antenna, I think the simplest place
>to mount it would be to place it on the rear trunklid. I'm not sure if the roof 
>would offer better reception/transmittance quality, but that would mean running
>the cable through the door. Ideas.. comments.. help?

It's OK for now. I am really hoping to convince you to copy my antenna setup once 
I get you to see it (If I would ever make it to the Kan-Run:-(!). It lookes 
elegant and workes great. Also, you don't have to worry about scratching the paint 
on the trunk lead or running the cable from the outside. And it is absolutely 
deceiving, no one would ever guess that it is a CB antenna. Why don't you wire it 
temporarily (w/a cigarette lighter plug or smthn') for the run and we'll talk 
about it in 10 days in NH?

Hope to see you there

Igor  
Igor Kessel
the sweetheart: 200TQ, chipped and MOMO'd through out,
in Tornado "arrest-me-officer" Red;
the ex: 5000s, the EE's nightmare
Phila PA, USA
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