F-150 + Cb Radio?
#2
Check this section...lots of info and pics of CB's there.
https://www.f150online.com/forums/other-audio-system-18/
https://www.f150online.com/forums/other-audio-system-18/
#3
#7
I will get some pictures tomorrow when I get home from college, but mine is on the passenger side of center shifter console thing. Its hard to explain with out pictures,it is out of the way, but you can't put the passenger seat all the way forward. Which is really no big deal cause when someone rides with me its back all the way anyways.
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#10
Minimum is technician license which I currently hold. Allows you to access anything above 50 Mhz if I remember correctly and just a little bit of the 10 meter band.
I passed my test in March of 07, love it so far, everyone is really nice and the ham radio bunch is a self policing group who corrects each other when mistakes are made and no offense is taken by it.
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/classes.html
Here is a good place for information. I bought the tech book and read it in a week, then took the test two weeks later at a local VE (volunteer examiner) session.
EDIT: Oh yeah and the test is $14 and I think it is good for something like 10 years
Hope that helps.
I passed my test in March of 07, love it so far, everyone is really nice and the ham radio bunch is a self policing group who corrects each other when mistakes are made and no offense is taken by it.
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/classes.html
Here is a good place for information. I bought the tech book and read it in a week, then took the test two weeks later at a local VE (volunteer examiner) session.
EDIT: Oh yeah and the test is $14 and I think it is good for something like 10 years
Hope that helps.
#12
Originally Posted by Impact9
what's the minimum requirements (FCC) for that ham setup? CB radio just don't have the traffic it had a few years back.
http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/license-requirements.html
I have my ham radio mounted in the truck on an adjustable mount. Picked it up for about 10 shipped on e-bay
I have a glass mount antenna, sorry it is hard to see with the snow coming down. We are in the process of getting about 10". I have had this antenna for a long time and would not recomend it on this truck, it mounts lower on the window due to the thick trim on the inside. On the outside it is about 3" below the top edge of the window and really effects reception and gives a higher SWR. I am going to be looking into a lip mounted antenna on the hood or a low profile antenna mounted on the roof in the spring.
KB0WXO
Last edited by maro; 02-01-2008 at 07:47 AM.
#14
Heres mine, i wanted the cb freqs so i opened it up and did a little modding and all thanks some folks on here help. Helps when i travel and doing a little over the posted speed limit to know where the bears r. Works better than a radar detector.
The last picture is the HF or CB antenna whichever u wanna call it.
KD0BRK
The last picture is the HF or CB antenna whichever u wanna call it.
KD0BRK
Last edited by FireboltJoel03; 01-31-2008 at 11:59 PM.
#15
Ok - I feel really stupid asking this question, but am I totally missing out on something here?? What is the purpose of having a cb in your truck? Is it mostly for the PA purposes?? I have a handheld scanner from radio shack that I can pick up police/emergency/weather/private bands and whatnot, how does a cb compare to that?? Sorry for the ignorant questions but I honestly don't know!!