JANUARY 18 2014 - N. GEORGIA FS RIDE AND DINNER OPEN DISCUSSION

[clark123456]

Saturday is scouting day, and RAIN is forecast...  //:bs//

Damn, I would love to come out and play, but I think I am booked for some domestic effort.

[DOUG]

Thanks.  It's a crazy day when I go scouting, so usually go solo.  I spent 14 hours in the mountains last time, hit a lot of dead ends, and seasonally gated roads, and spent a lot of time on Trey Mountain in the dark in a fog that i could only run the fog lights in and creep along at the speed of smell.  It was cool.

[JakeRobinson88]

If im off and get to go ill be in my friends TJ and he says his Cb needs to be tuned or something... Can anyone here do that at the drivers meeting? I know nothing about CBs

[clark123456]

Yes, that is the time to do it...but get there early since we need full attention at the drivers' meeting.  Depending on the meeting location, I may be there 30 minutes early with an SWR meter.  Make sure basic CB installation procedures have been followed so we don't spend a bunch of time tracing down common issues (antenna mount not grounded properly; wrong part of antenna incorrectly touching ground). 


Read and follow these resources:

Start with success in mind:
http://www.rightchannelradios.com/successful-cb-installation

Be prepared to tune your CB following these instructions (i.e., read them ahead of time, have a printed copy available for reference):
http://www.rightchannelradios.com/tuning-cb-antenna-adjusting-swr

[rodi]

Yes, that is the time to do it...but get there early since we need full attention at the drivers' meeting.  Depending on the meeting location, I may be there 30 minutes early with an SWR meter.  Make sure basic CB installation procedures have been followed so we don't spend a bunch of time tracing down common issues (antenna mount not grounded properly; wrong part of antenna incorrectly touching ground). 


Read and follow these resources:

Start with success in mind:
http://www.rightchannelradios.com/successful-cb-installation

Be prepared to tune your CB following these instructions (i.e., read them ahead of time, have a printed copy available for reference):
http://www.rightchannelradios.com/tuning-cb-antenna-adjusting-swr

reading up on properly grounding the CB antenna now, which i have yet to do. would i be getting "loud and clear" from truckers while i'm not properly grounded?
planning on getting a grounding strap and running inside to the tub, but not sure where to connect at the antenna end. the accessory mount for my teraflex hinge has a cb antenna mount, and an adjoining bolt hole which i may assume is the spot for the ground. is this correct/sufficient?

[tcdawg]

Yes, that is the time to do it...but get there early since we need full attention at the drivers' meeting.  Depending on the meeting location, I may be there 30 minutes early with an SWR meter.  Make sure basic CB installation procedures have been followed so we don't spend a bunch of time tracing down common issues (antenna mount not grounded properly; wrong part of antenna incorrectly touching ground). 


Read and follow these resources:

Start with success in mind:
http://www.rightchannelradios.com/successful-cb-installation

Be prepared to tune your CB following these instructions (i.e., read them ahead of time, have a printed copy available for reference):
http://www.rightchannelradios.com/tuning-cb-antenna-adjusting-swr

reading up on properly grounding the CB antenna now, which i have yet to do. would i be getting "loud and clear" from truckers while i'm not properly grounded?
planning on getting a grounding strap and running inside to the tub, but not sure where to connect at the antenna end. the accessory mount for my teraflex hinge has a cb antenna mount, and an adjoining bolt hole which i may assume is the spot for the ground. is this correct/sufficient?

Ground the antenna mount itself, the antenna is attached to it and that will properly ground the antenna. You may not need a separate ground, but you won't know until you check your SWR.

[bear991]

If your getting loud and clear responses from your radio checks sounds like you have it grounded good already. Just check it with a SWR meter before you use it much so you don't burn up the finals in your radio

[DOUG]

Has to be working well if truckers are responding unless you are sitting next to them.

Sent off camber

[cru9]

Has to be working well if truckers are responding unless you are sitting next to them.

Sent off camber

I can talk to truckers along way off!! Just got a flash back from driving up to last year's FS ride

[DOUG]

That's how Bobby meets girls in truck stops too

Sent off camber

[Lhub36]

That's how Bobby meets girls in truck stops too

Sent off camber

You dont wanna do that!! Stay away from Lot Lizards!!

[tj05world]

_Ha  Doug


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