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BajaTaco said:
Chuck, just curious what you mean by "it shows".

By that I meant that I can't seem to get the SWR readings as good as those with the roof mount and my range is not nearly as good as those with a roof mount. I just am not ready yet to drill my roof. Maybe someday.
 
Suty said:
OK, CB Guys, I am using the Midland 79-290 with a Firestik 2 antenna. The antenna is attached to my Demello Bed Bar. I had a friend SWR it for me , it seems to be working ok. Is there a better Antenna mounting system ? I am planning to buy a Icom 208H in the near future and I was wondering what antenna would y'all recommend for that ? Thanks, Tu Compa, Suty

I'd good experiences with the Larsen and Diamond brands of dual-band antennae. I've used them with a Kenwood mobile and an ADI ht with no problems.
 
Ursidae69 said:
By that I meant that I can't seem to get the SWR readings as good as those with the roof mount and my range is not nearly as good as those with a roof mount. I just am not ready yet to drill my roof. Maybe someday.

I would agree that the roof is probably the best, but I am having really good success with my fender mounts.
 
Here is my current setup:

Cobra18WXSTII

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I got the antenna (wilson fiberglass) mounted to the upper light mount of my ARB with a quick disconnect! Works great!

I have been tossing around the idea of replacing this standard "CB" with a hi power "Race Radio" that the Baja teams use. They are programmable and can be programmed to work with CB's and they have a MUCH longer range. Not sure on the exact specifics but most of them are 50-110watts.

More info on that here: http://www.pciraceradios.com/
 
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Ursidae69 said:
By that I meant that I can't seem to get the SWR readings as good as those with the roof mount and my range is not nearly as good as those with a roof mount. I just am not ready yet to drill my roof. Maybe someday.

They do offer some really nice super heavy duty magnetic mounts for the roof. Not the usual radio shack stuff!

http://www.pciraceradios.com/catalog/default.aspx?ProductID=10390
 
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Do you know if Toyota makes a single-DIN OEM FM/AM/CD radio? I'd like to eventually take out the double-DIN and do what you did there...
 
pskhaat said:
Do you know if Toyota makes a single-DIN OEM FM/AM/CD radio? I'd like to eventually take out the double-DIN and do what you did there...

Yes, my 99 Taco had one, super hard to come by though. It had the AM/FM/CD in one din and the storage pocket below.

It looked similar to this one but had radio controls:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYO...ewItemQQcategoryZ38641QQitemZ8018043814QQrdZ1

I remember it was NOT easy finding this when i first got the truck!

Are you dead set on an OEM Toyota head unit?? I like the current head unit i have because it has a direct interface with my iPod and i control the iPod straight from the Alpine head unit. The iPod is in the glove box and i never have to touch it and i have direct access to 60gb of my tunes via the head unit! VERY cool for long trips!!!

My .02
 
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Boston Mangler said:
Are you dead set on an OEM Toyota head unit?

Not DEAD set, just I like keeping things as stock as possible. Thinking about the Toyota electric locker instead of ARB for the exact same reason.

I'm not a big music buff. I have some CDs that I have/burn, and most music/talk is from FM/AM, but the majority of the time I travel without music or the like (some people find that annoying when driving with me on long distances :-)

That said, my CB, Ham radio, MP3/OGG player, son's portable DVD, I play through an FM transmitter.
 
pskhaat said:
Not DEAD set, just I like keeping things as stock as possible. Thinking about the Toyota electric locker instead of ARB for the exact same reason..

Cant blame ya! Toyota engineering is as nice as ya can get! I am just a gadgety type of guy! :D

Yes, there lockers are top notch and simple genius!
 
pskhaat said:
Do you know if Toyota makes a single-DIN OEM FM/AM/CD radio? I'd like to eventually take out the double-DIN and do what you did there...

Dang! and I just gave mine away only a few weeks ago. No kidding.
 

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