Re: Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?

Hello Steveo:

Yeah I could see that coming! I have him some old water hose for running the wires thru the fire wall, which he used.

But I think the all time blooper was when my child took off with the "RED NECK" (Ford F250 4x4, 460 CI, worlds loudest Public Address System) truck loaded with teenagers going to the "The Game". The coaxes had some how got cough in the rear bumper, as it was very windy, well when they took off, down came my small antenna farm on a push-up mast. A 6 meter Interceptor 10K, a 2 meter Interceptor, two scanner antennas, and a VHF Beam.

I thought a Jumbo Jet had landed on the roof. I was so mad at the kids I told them to keep on going! They returned with a old Push up mast, and between the 3 of them and me we had the antennas back up in service in an hour.

But then it cost me the price for dinner for all of us, and a few girl friends at the local family runned "High Flutin" Restaurant. Of course we had to have the special, Lobster and Flite Menong. Not to mention word had gotten out to all the distinguished radio enthusiasts on all the bands, so now I had a few more for dinner promising not to say anything about the antennas coming down from the coax and truck. For a few drinks......

With a dinner bill of well over several hundred dollars, a good time was had by all. I could have done without the loud thud on the roof tho.

Jay in the Mojave

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Steveo wrote:
D'OH, just when you thought you'd seen it all along comes the drive shaft!
Lucky he didn't run the hot wire that way!

Jay in the Mojave <jay123a@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Steveo:

A good friend I worked with who retired a few years ago, had this
problem.

He had a new Dodge Diesel 1 Ton Pick Up Truck. He had bought it damaged
from shipping. I looked it all over I couldn't see anything wrong with
it. So he wanted a first class CB radio Installation. He being one of
the worlds finest heavy equipment operators he had the cash to make
things happen.

He decided to install the radio, linear amplifier, and antenna himself.
After seeing all the installation I noticed the coax dangling down
between the cab and pick up box. He said it shouldn't be a problem.

Well after a few short days the Drive Shaft had somehow got the coax
wrapped around it and yes it pulled the coax out of the radio and
antenna. But because it was the cheap RG58C Coax it didn't hurt the
radio or antenna.

He said he talking to his friends and all of a sudden the radio went
dead. Hehehehee.

I replaced it for him in the parking lot. I had some coax left over. We
called him "The Drive Shaft"

Jay in the Mojave

Steveo wrote:


Jay in the Mojave <jay123a@xxxxxxxx> wrote:


I used RG142 Coax, and made sure the coax didn't get wrapped up

in the drive shaft. Had that happen ONCE!


Oh man, did it yank the radio off the dash board Jay!? :)
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