You can coil it, BUT it has to be done right. I don't remember the formula
to calculate the # of turns or size of the coil... Guess I gotta dig thru my
books.....
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
>
> My antenna is mounted directly on my bedrail behind a toolbox. I
> ran the coax
> into a hole drilled into the side of the body, above the gas cap
> area, but
> under the rail so you can't really see it....down to under the
> truck and out
> again...ran the coax along the inside of the frame, up into the cab via a
> removable plastic knockout under the driver's side floorboards (pull up
> carpet to see removable knockouts..., then the cable runs under
> the carpet to
> the cb which is mounted on the floor on the hump between the seat and the
> shifter, up through a little hole in the carpet. A near invisible
> installation.
>
> Note that any extra length in the coax should not be wound up as
> this makes a
> signal "choke"...(at least that's what the Firestik rep told
> me...he was VERY
> helpful on the phone) so I ran the extra couple feet of length
> that I had in
> S-curves under the carpet, not overlapping. I STILL NEED TO TUNE
> the darned
> thing with an SWR meter, however.
>
>
>
> Dave Kilian
> Clayton, NC
> '96 Dakota CC Sport 4x4 3.9L 5-spd
> Mods: 2" Rear spring lift, front T-bar crank, 30x9.50 BFG AT's,
> Brush guard
> w/ Hellas, Tow hooks, Tool Box, Sunroof, Cobra 18 CB, 4' Firestik
> II, Alpine
> 6-disc CD Changer/Head Unit/amp, JBL speakers, Rhode Gear bike
> mount, and a
> white dog named Jake in the passenger seat. 75,000+ miles.
> To come: Custom-welded rock rails, 4" suspension lift, larger tires and
> wheels:)
>
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