Originally Posted by
Truckman
I'm writing a pictorial how-to (or in my case, maybe how-not-to)...All the step-by-step pics will be there when it's published...I'm sure I just don't completely understand coaxial cable, but the tech sheet said make sure your mounting surface is grounded, then they showed how to use the nylon insulator bushings which I followed exactly...The puzzling part is that the metal ring inside both cable ends is in contact with the steel mount...I don't understand why the signal is not just absorbed into the body...
Also the antennas will be 89 inches, not the preferred nine feet the purists demand, but then the truck would be wider than the legal limit...But it's well over the minimum 60 inches that Firestik specified...:shrug:...Ben