JL WRANGLER Homemade Tailgate CB Radio Antenna Mount & Wiring WRITE-UP

**doubletapdaddy** · 09-11-2018, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by JP223/3USA

Fantastic write up

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Agreed.

**GrayBeard** · 09-19-2018, 10:05 AM

Dam your good, that answered my questions

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**RMC2** · 09-21-2018, 03:46 PM

This is all really great info. Now, if I will get around and install my cb......

**JrBiem** · 10-07-2018, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by wayoflife

The ground strap is pretty much a must.

I installed my CB with the cooltech bracket/antenna kit. It receives just fine (loud and clear) but I cannot transmit. Everyone just hears a lot of static and noise when I key up. Will this ground strap fix that issue do ya think? Thanks

**Cozdude** · 10-07-2018, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by JrBiem

I installed my CB with the cooltech bracket/antenna kit. It receives just fine (loud and clear) but I cannot transmit. Everyone just hears a lot of static and noise when I key up. Will this ground strap fix that issue do ya think? Thanks

Yes it will help tremendously

**wayoflife** · 10-07-2018, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by JrBiem

I installed my CB with the cooltech bracket/antenna kit. It receives just fine (loud and clear) but I cannot transmit. Everyone just hears a lot of static and noise when I key up. Will this ground strap fix that issue do ya think? Thanks

What kind of SWR are you getting?

**JrBiem** · 10-07-2018, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by wayoflife

What kind of SWR are you getting?

Will have to double check but def normal. I think 1.2-1.4

**wayoflife** · 10-07-2018, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by JrBiem

Will have to double check but def normal. I think 1.2-1.4

Okay, that's pretty good. Ground could definitely be the problem or should I say, lack thereof.

**JrBiem** · 10-08-2018, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by wayoflife

Okay, that's pretty good. Ground could definitely be the problem or should I say, lack thereof.

Thanks I'll give it a shot.

**JrBiem** · 10-24-2018, 06:24 PM

Got the ground strap mounted. Went from the stainless hardware on the cooltech mount that replaces the stock hinge bolt, down to the bolt on the frame for the tow package wiring & removed paint on the frame where the strap mounts.

After doing this, the CB makes some funky noises when I press the PTT button. I also tried to re-tune with the swr meter and now on channel 1 I'm getting about 1.2 but on channel 40 I can't get a solid reading. The needle just bounces back and forth repeatedly.

At this point I'm wondering if it's the CB itself (Uniden CMX760), so I ordered a Cobra 75 on amazon today which will be here tomorrow so I'll swap it out and see if things get any better.

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