Military antenna with cb radio

[ODdave]

Ok, I did a search and found a bunch of info that I did not understand. What I am looking for is info on what military antenna would work best on my cucv for use with a cb radio. Also what base should I be looking for? I have the bracket for the side of the truck but nothing else.

 

[bones1]

take a look here Military Antenna Conversion for CB

 

[ODdave]

Its what I need to know but dam it makes me feel stupid reading it.... Guess I need to study !

 

[cucv1833]

take a look here Military Antenna Conversion for CB

Dave,

look at my avator. I have a military mounting bracket the AB-15 base with MS-116-117-118 antenna sections. I cut the 118 section a little and now have a total lenght of 110''. I bought the whole set-up on ebay and installed it in 30 mins on a Cobra classic 29 CB and very happy with it.

 

[bones1]

Can you post any more pictures of you setup?. It would be helpful to see the base and mount.

 

[cucv1833]

Can you post any more pictures of you setup?. It would be helpful to see the base and mount.

Sorry my truck is far away right now. I used the regular fender mount then bought the whole kit off ebay. The 3 section of whips and the AB-15 base. Just make sure your base comes with the 4 hole mount. Then i measured from the bottom of the base to the tip of the whip and had to cut it down to 110" to get a good SWR on my CB meter. around 1:1.6? i dont remember. Its not in the red zone though

It has a good military look and works well for me. Theres 100s of CB options but i like this for my CUCV. I have 550 para cord holding the tip down torwards the brush gaurd but i already broke the tip off once going through the woods.

 

[100acre]

take a look here Military Antenna Conversion for CB

why can you not paint the base OOps I already did that will it affect the transmitting capabilities?

 

[jmassenga]

Antenna base AB558 will also work with the CUCV mount and antenna sections already mentioned above. That's the setup I've had on my M1008 for about 5 years now.

 

[ZiggyO]

Hello all,



Instead of cutting down an MS-118 section, you can also get the MS-24 which is a shortened and properly tapered section for the rt-66, rt-67 radios. That will make the total length about 108.5inches when coupled with ms-116 and ms-117 sections which is suitable for cb radio operation.


Ziggy

 

[nattieleather]

Yeah what JM and Zig said! The Ab-15 or the AB558 with the MS antenna sections is an easier set up than trying to rework the tuned base antenna which are for a higher frequency than where CB radio is set at.

 

[cucv1833]

Yeah what JM and Zig said! The Ab-15 or the AB558 with the MS antenna sections is an easier set up than trying to rework the tuned base antenna which are for a higher frequency than where CB radio is set at.

Yeah. I done a lot of searching here on S.S. and that what i came up with so thats what im running. Like i said eariler a 30 min install I bolted it up and connected the cable and i was on my way. Theres a hose clamp grounding strap on the AB-15 base. I have that wrapped around the coax connecter going to the base and a wire from that grounded to my truck. I guess thats the correct way. Without it connected i wasnt getting a signal.

 

[quickfarms]

Ziggy i will have to try that

 

[notsosanestan]

i use the same antenna and base in the conversion link. it actually works pretty good just used a SWR meter and turned the tuning knob till it was the lowest

 

[SSGHillbilly]

That’s o.k. Several of us can feel the pain the same as you, lol I understand what you mean