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8th April 2012, 11:26 PM
#1
Expert
UHF CB Radio aerial wiring
Hi all
when i got my Patrol it had a GME Electrophone UHF in it with the mounting bracket at the front for a aerial. There is a base where the aerial screws on. BUT the wire is loose, not connected to anything. Can i buy an aerial that will screw onto the base and just connect the already ran wire to the new wire on the new aerial?
I hope i have explained this ok hahaha
cheers
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8th April 2012 11:26 PM
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8th April 2012, 11:35 PM
#2
Legendary
Originally Posted by
Leighw85
Hi all
when i got my Patrol it had a GME Electrophone UHF in it with the mounting bracket at the front for a aerial. There is a base where the aerial screws on. BUT the wire is loose, not connected to anything. Can i buy an aerial that will screw onto the base and just connect the already ran wire to the new wire on the new aerial?
I hope i have explained this ok hahaha
cheers
you can reconnect the coaxal wire to the base. ...or you can buy a whole new base and arial already connected and just bolt it on and rerun the wire through the easiest way is to conect the new one to the old one by installation tape and pull it through the firewall under the dash
tappa crappin
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8th April 2012, 11:39 PM
#3
Expert
To put it easier lol
can i join the Coax cable that runs from my UHF to the new aerial at the front of the 4x4?
As the head unit is in the centre roof storage compartment i would have to run the cable a fair way to replace the whole thing.
If i can join it at the front where the bare wire is that would be great
hope i put it better this time
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8th April 2012, 11:42 PM
#4
Expert
thanks mate.
Im really trying to avoid running the wire to the head unit if i can.
I would have to run it up the door trims and into the roof as the Head unit is up on the roof.
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8th April 2012, 11:43 PM
#5
Legendary
Originally Posted by
Leighw85
To put it easier lol
can i join the Coax cable that runs from my UHF to the new aerial at the front of the 4x4?
As the head unit is in the centre roof storage compartment i would have to run the cable a fair way to replace the whole thing.
If i can join it at the front where the bare wire is that would be great
hope i put it better this time
Yeah just resolder it to the base should fix it mate 5min job
tappa crappin
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8th April 2012, 11:45 PM
#6
Expert
ok sweet
yeah i just have a spring base at the front with no aerial.
So just solder it to that base and screw on a new antenna?
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8th April 2012, 11:50 PM
#7
Legendary
Originally Posted by
Leighw85
ok sweet
yeah i just have a spring base at the front with no aerial.
So just solder it to that base and screw on a new antenna?
Might need to put a pic up of the type of base so we can see what we are looking at if its the type i thinking of the base may need to be pulled apart and then soldered
tappa crappin
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8th April 2012, 11:52 PM
#8
Legendary
Where in perth are u?
tappa crappin
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8th April 2012, 11:57 PM
#9
Dribble Master
Gday Leigh, I think most new antennas come with the coax already fitted as I think the base are mostly sealed units (could be wrong). Best was to do it would be to run the new cable to you uhf but you could attach a connector to your old cable and attach both cables together via the connector........ now I m no expert so not sure what having a longer run of coax would do to the reception, whether it would make it worse but i do know the more connections you have the worse the quality of reception becomes.
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8th April 2012, 11:59 PM
#10
Expert
here is what i have mate
the wire is loose under all this
cheers
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