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4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: w squared on December 03, 2009, 04:42:43 PM

Title: 1/4" stainless - The hole is now 5/8", and the mount is installed.
Post by: w squared on December 03, 2009, 04:42:43 PM

Thanks for all the help guys!

I've got the hole up to the right size now, and it's installed on my heep. It's not a lot of fun doing an antenna install in a snowstorm when you don't have a garage  ???

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - the 1/2" hole needs to grow to 5/8"
Post by: .:.Dingman.:. on December 03, 2009, 04:47:13 PM

I'm up in Falconridge if you want to stop by pm me.


Dingman

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - the 1/2" hole needs to grow to 5/8"
Post by: WhiteOut on December 03, 2009, 04:49:49 PM

Todd, call me on my cell. I have a 5/8" steel bit. Plus I live close to you.

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - the 1/2" hole needs to grow to 5/8"
Post by: w squared on December 03, 2009, 04:52:52 PM

Quote from: WhiteOut on December 03, 2009, 04:49:49 PM

Todd, call me on my cell. I have a 5/8" steel bit. Plus I live close to you.

Will do! I don't own a drill press, but I do own a vise and drill  :)

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - the 1/2" hole needs to grow to 5/8"
Post by: WhiteOut on December 03, 2009, 04:53:42 PM

I should be home by 6:30, provided Crowchild isnt a gongshow

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - the 1/2" hole needs to grow to 5/8"
Post by: Mudhawg on December 03, 2009, 05:27:35 PM

i have a mount that turns a hand drill into a drill press im never going to use if you would like to take it and give'r a shot

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - the 1/2" hole needs to grow to 5/8"
Post by: .:.Dingman.:. on December 03, 2009, 09:08:05 PM

I drive a blacked out zj on 32's 3 green lights on the front 2 small backup lights no bumper covers if you see me wave and honk.


Dingman

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - the 1/2" hole needs to grow to 5/8"
Post by: Zombie on December 04, 2009, 12:44:45 AM

I'm in taradale too. just off 80th.

good luck with the hole too. :)

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - The hole is now 5/8", and the mount is installed.
Post by: w squared on December 04, 2009, 11:14:20 AM

Hole is now sized, and install is done.

Now I just have to tune my CB for the new coax (and the 2 meter antenna that's now living next to my CB antenna) and run power for the Yaesu.

Title: Re: 1/4" stainless - The hole is now 5/8", and the mount is installed.
Post by: w squared on December 04, 2009, 03:35:23 PM

Turns out that swapping the coax, changing the CB antenna mount for a new (MUCH beefier 1/4" stainless one), moving the antenna 12 inches to the left, and adding my dual band antenna made absolutely NO difference to my CB SWR. After I dialed in my SWR meter, I was immediately at an SWR of 1.1 on channel 10 (where I tune)

Now I can start programming the various channels into the 8800. Unfortunately the cable that I picked up from NTF didn't come with the CD-rom for the software  :(