1/4" stainless - The hole is now 5/8", and the mount is installed.

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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 

[.:.Dingman.:.]

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


Dingman

[WhiteOut]

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

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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 

[WhiteOut]

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

[Mudhawg]

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

[.:.Dingman.:.]

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

[Zombie]

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

good luck with the hole too.

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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.

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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