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sssooo
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Aug 19, 2021

CBC radio

How hard is it to install a CB radio in a 2018 fleetwood bounder?
  • I mounted one on the side above the drivers window, sold it with the MH. There are groundless antennas that use the coax for the ground, limites the range more than the already limited range.

    Not much chatter on CB these days, replaced by cells and ham radio. Questionable value these days IMHO.
  • I didn't want to drill a hole in the MH body so I went with a window mount antenna 36" with no ground and my jeep CB antenna came setup so the antenna is not grounded. The only ground I did was the ground wire on the back of the CB itself. The main thing is a meter to set the antenna, so not sure on the antenna ground.
  • Most difficult part is wiring to the antenna on the outside IMO. Power and mounting are usually easy on or under the dashboard. Breaker, breaker one nine.
  • should not be hard, if fiberglass then you will need a ground wire to the antenna. I have installed one on every RV we have own. All worked. You just have to pick a place usually drivers side front and look where to get cable if not already ran and the antenna mount.