antenna and coax for cobra 25 on '00 tahoe?

[hillbillyjake]

i have decided in the last week that i need some communications in teh the tahoe. i have also decided on the cobra 25 after the good experiences with this radio in my 4 runner. i have always run firesticks in the past with there coax and have never got the standign wave down where i would like. but, there cheap and durable so i have always run them. the tahoe will probbaly be more of a daly driver and i'm just looking for something better.

i'm not a big fan of mag mounts, so i'm looking for something solidly mounted to the truck. open to suggestions. thanks in advance

 

[ridgerunner97]

Well no substitute for 18ft of good quality coax run into a ~100in stainless whip mounted through the body on a stainless ball mount like the highway patrol use. That bad boy will talk as good as it can without bein amplified with that setup :victory:

 

[gary in ohio]

Best antenna would be a 102" steel whip with a 6" spring side mounted to the tahoe behind the rear tire on the passenger tire. YOu can snake the coax behind the plastic trim and under the dash.

 

[hillbillyjake]

sorry for the confusion, fellas. i would like recommendations on the second best set up. i do not want to run a 102" whip. am i back to the fire sticks?

 

[Scott B.]

I've been using K40 antennas for 25 years - they have never let me down.

Mine are all mounted through the roof (drill a 3/4" hole) - and I add an aluminum backing plate under the roof (above the headliner) for strength and to help the ground plane.

 

[gary in ohio]

2nd best antenna would be a firestick side mounted to the tahoe behind the rear tire on the passenger tire. YOu can snake the coax behind the plastic trim and under the dash.