You can get yourself a 4' Firestik CB antenna and a Dakota side hood mount
antenna with spring and quick connectors from www.valcoelectronics.com for
around $50.00. The secret CB antenna from JC Whitney do not work as I have
2 of them in my garage that I purchased several years ago.
Ken
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brett Forehand [mailto:brett4hand@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 8:08 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: RE: DML: secret CB antenna - does it work???
>
>
>Chiming in with Bernd here.... buy a real antenna. If you
>need "stealth"
>either buy a K40 or Wilson with a magnet mount. If you don't
>need stealth,
>get a 1/4 wave whip (redneck factor here...) If you just want a great
>antenna that you leave mounted, get a Firestick.
>
>Don't buy one of those damn little 1 and half foot tall ones
>either. They
>won't work much better than the Secret CB antenna!
>
>Another note, if you do get a magnet mount antenna, cut a
>round piece of
>cloth (t-shirt works fine) and stick it between the Dak and
>your antenna.
>It will keep your paint from getting scratched, and the
>antenna won't come
>off unless you're doing 115 or so miles per hour.
>
>Just MY .02 worth,
>Brett Forehand
>'94 Dak CC Sport with Cobra "antique" 132 XLR
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