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cubbear
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Dec 28, 2016

CB Radio antenna

I understand a CB radio antenna needs to be grounded. where is a good place to mount as camper is fiberglass?
  • BradW wrote:

    If you use two cb antennas, they use each other as their ground plane.


    Not unless one is grounded.

    If both are powered, they use each other as a director......which may or not be effective if there is no good ground.

    A lot of truckers use an antenna bolted to their wide mount side mirrors.
  • I would give up on the fiberglass mounting, compared to metal, it will never work to as well as a metal.

    Here is what I have used on my trucks. yes you can use this without damaging paint. There are 2 different ones (both found on same link), depending on what your antenna needs to mount to.

    I would put this on front hood, forward enough that antenna does not hit overhang of camper. I have used them for years for Amateur radio, but they also work for CB radio