Originally I ran power and ground directly to the battery. This didn't work for me as I got a LOT of static and engine/alternator noise bleeding through wires. So my cb tech suggested I run to the interior fuse panel. I no longer have noise in the cb from the engine/alternator only static because there are a ton of cb'ers here in so cal. Which an upgrade to my cobra 25 can calm down the static and make the received transmissions clearer.

 

Can you buy those?

 

There may also be single slots already in the fuse box, some always hot, some switched hot that you can plug a blade wire connector into. You can also splice a cig lighter plug on to the wires and plug it in there. However it is better to run the wires directly to the battery. Also with the Cobra radios you may want power to it at all times this way it will retain the memory of the last channel you were on. Right now mine is on switched power and every time I turn on the XJ the CB defaults to channel 9 so I always have to change it..

 

mine is on switched power also and mine stays on what ever channel I was on when it was turned off. The cig lighter plus is not a good idea cuz you'll probably get a lot of static and noise from those wires.

To my knowledge I don't know of anywhere else that sells those little blade adapters besides my cb shop. Unless you have an electronics store near you they might. But if you choose to run to the interior fuse panel I can send you which ever one need for free. ( if more and more people need them I'll have to start charging lol )

 

May only be the cheap *** 19s then... all 3 of mine do it.

 

Must be. Doesn't the 19 have a switch to quickly change from 9 to 19??

 

Yes they do.

 

And it won't stay on either channel when shut off?

 

Hey it's a mini fuse. My tail bracket I just made

 

Looks good!!! I'll send that adapter out asap. Pm your address

 

I would run a secondary ground wire from the mount to the body. Never never never ground the antenna, just the mount.

Did you get a proper antenna stud for your mount?

Use this link to double check your connections. If you don't already have an swr meter I strongly suggest you get one.

http://www.firestik.com/Meas-SWR.htm

 

The antenna adapter is supposed to act as a ground

 

Grounding is key. It doesn't hurt to double it up and check the resistance with an ohm meter. You want it to read as close to 0.0 as possible

 

I'll do that! Thanks for being a great help! I ended up wedging the cb In-between the seat and console. It fits pretty well. Now to find a pa!!!

 

Once you get an swr meter and start tuning let me know if you need any more help. Not all cb installs are the same even with the exact same equipment in the same same rig.