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I have a CB radio on my CUCV with an AB15 base and the MS116-117-118 antenna. The antenna base is new/old stock fresh out of the box. I have cut my whip to be a total of 110 inches long from the bottom of the base to the antenna tip. I am using a new Cobra radio. My antenna tests good when...

I got my stuff at Fair Radio. Liked them. I'm sure you can find them on the usual popular sites. I got an AB15 base and one each of the MS116, 117, and 118 mast sections.

Yeah, I had a local machinist fab two pieces for me. The first is the roughly 5x5 inch square on the mounting bracket. I made him a cardboard template with outlines for the four bolts and the center hole. I already had the mount intended for the AB15, but felt it was much easier to add the...

I originally bought my CUCV M1009 for BOV/EMP and fuel options. Ok, so it's ready for that. But in the mean time it's just plain cool. I am a professional in a small Southern city. My colleagues drive BMWs and other little expensive cars. I probably paid less for my CUCV than they pay to...

Great site, and great job getting back up so quickly! We must be in the "Big Boy Club" for a bunch of jerks like Anonymous to make the effort to hack us! Keep on trucking....:driver:

That's what I did. Had a 5 inch square piece of metal cut at a local machinist shop, with the correct diameter hole for the AB-15 and four holes for the bolts. Worked very well and was only a few dollars.

The whip works well. I did use a meter to check the SWR. This radio comes with one built-n that seems to work well. I had to cut the end section of the mast (MS-118 ) a few inches to make the whole thing from the bottom of the base to the tip about 110 inches. SWR nearly 1:1 in the higher...

Just an update to let y'all know I have my CB set up, tuned, and operating. Attached are some pictures. Thanks to all of you for your help, large and small. The main issue I had turned out to be a short in the antenna cable, which was brand new. With a voltmeter, a lot of coaching, and some...

OK, y'all, here's an update. I have tested my antenna for continuity. I have continuity the length of the cable. The antenna itself is painted, military issue paint job, I'm sure. I can only get continuity in the antenna base and whip if I back the whip out a bit and test the bare copper...

My 85 M1009 does the exact same thing. 85 mph is about 65. 45 is 40, etc. The needle wobbles a lot at higher speeds. I therefore have no idea at all how far this truck has gone or what kind of mileage I get! I'm sure the odometer is reading too high, too. My boys and I just say we are...

I use 550 cord or similar. My mounts are just aft of the doors so my antennas point aft. My truck already had a clamp screwed into the Starboard quarter panel. I put a similar one on the other side. Keeps me from having to tie to the bumper rings. I have seen pix of an antenna tied to both...

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UGH! I tried the ground wire on several bolts inside the truck. I tried floor bolts in several places. Even wrapped it around the latch post on the door frame. NO signal at all. Soooooo.... Not sure what to try next. I guess I could try a new cable altogether. Is there any chance i...

Carnac, thanks for the great information. My sweet CUCV is back home in South Carolina! I have gratefully made a donation to the fund, mentioning SS as per your request.

That's a good idea. I'll try that tomorrow and get back to y'all. I really appreciate the help y'all have been. It'll be great when it finally works! [thumbzup]

Carnac: What you're doing is fantastic! Here's one for you. My VIN on the dash of my M1009 is different from the one on the door plate. I'll give both where I have them. I bought this unit from a former Marine near Fayetteville, NC. (Smithfield, NC). Manufacture date, 7-85 (door plate)...

Here are some pix of what I have set up, if that might help:

Well, y'all, I've done everything y'all suggested, and I still can't get a signal! I have put new PL-295 connectors on the RG-58 antenna cable, which is also new, (although I cut 3 feet off to keep from coiling it in the truck). I have star washers on the bolt and nut to which I have put the...

Welcome to Steel Soldiers! I love my M1009, too. My kids call it the Cuckaroo. I just call it Sherman. It's a blast, fun to drive, and reliable. And I never have to fight my wife to drive it, either -- she just tolerates it. But we guys all have big goofy smiles when we walk by it in the...

So.... I have my AB-15 antenna set up with the rubber gasket on top of the mounting bracket and the grounding plate under the mounting bracket. The hose clamp is well-atached to the PL-259 adapter screwed into the base of the AB-15. And I have placed a second ground wire from the PL-259 to a...