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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / July 2006Made it back!!!
First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were nuts on. Thanks Greg!! Ended up stopping in SC for a night on the way down. Stayed at my sister in laws in Palm Coast while in FL. Found a place in Flagler Beach that we both liked a lot and signed a p&s for it. So, it looks like I'm done with locomotives by June of next year. To keep this Dodge related, the truck was flawless. A best of 17.5 mpg. I suppose I could have done better but would have been driven over. More importantly was no, none, nada, driver fatigue. The wife had no complaints other than the coffee was horrible. Started back yesterday morning at 8AM (Monday), absolutely no traffic at all, it was amazing nobody on the road until Richmond and it was moderate. It was sooo light that I stayed on I-95 and used the beltway around DC, same in Baltimore. Arrived home at 2:15AM in this morning. Not too bad for a bit over 1,200 miles. Probably coulda done it quicker but had the dog with us so the stops were a bit longer. The cops were real heavy in Georgia but not bad elsewhere. Have to find a place to mount a cb other than the drive shaft tunnel. Have a electric cooler that goes there. Anybody have any thoughts? Again thanks Greg. Roy > First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were > nuts on. Thanks Greg!! [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > find a place to mount a cb other than the drive shaft tunnel. Have a > electric cooler that goes there. Anybody have any thoughts? Get rid of the cooler.. Welcome back...I think. Denny When I had my Dodge, as I didn't smoke, I took out the ash tray and made a custom mounting setup to put my cb there. Mind you, that was on a 97 model. >> First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were >> nuts on. Thanks Greg!! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Denny > When I had my Dodge, as I didn't smoke, I took out the ash tray and made a > custom mounting setup to put my cb there. Mind you, that was on a 97 > model. The cooler covers that area. I'm toying with the idea of puting it in the bottom console. Also trying to figure where to put the anntena. The mirrors are plastic, so that's out. Roy >>> First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were >>> nuts on. Thanks Greg!! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> Denny Could do a bed stake, rear bumper or ball mount. I opted with a cheap mag mount on the roof with the Chevy because I have the plastic mirrors also. Shame too because I have a real nice tunable FireStix just sitting in the closet now. >> When I had my Dodge, as I didn't smoke, I took out the ash tray and made >> a custom mounting setup to put my cb there. Mind you, that was on a 97 [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>> >>> Denny The antenna is easy; Mirrors are replaceable, so replace 'em with some nice chrome/stainless trailering mirrors and stick the antenna(s) there. Otherwise, being an old two-way radio man, I'd punch the top in a heartbeat and wouldn't think twice about it. Barring that, then a 10-meter Hustler top-loaded foldover on a ball & spring mount on the driver's side of the box, up high (not on the rail) and near the cab as possible. The Hustler will tune to 27 Mhz CB just fine and will take anything you can throw at it. >> When I had my Dodge, as I didn't smoke, I took out the ash tray and made a >> custom mounting setup to put my cb there. Mind you, that was on a 97 [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>> >>> Denny > The antenna is easy; Mirrors are replaceable, so replace 'em with some > nice chrome/stainless trailering mirrors and stick the antenna(s) there. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hustler will tune to 27 Mhz CB just fine and will take anything you can > throw at it. hmmm sounds like ham talk. ive always found it hard to punch a top although i agree the roof mounts work out nicely after you've talked yourself into taking the step drill to it.  Signature-Chris 05 CTD 06 Liberty CRD Real trucks don't need spark plugs >hmmm sounds like ham talk. That + FCC commercial lic as well ;=) >ive always found it hard to punch a top although i agree the roof mounts >work out nicely after you've talked yourself into taking the step drill to >it. The "official" Motorola 3/4" shoulder bit will cut the hole in prolly 15 secs and the shoulder of the bit will grind away the paint for 1/8" all around the outside edge to make for a mighty-fine ground bond. I've seen that grounding bond make a huge difference in the SWR. Guys come in with nice neat holes cut in with a Greenlee punch and then destroy a whole antenna rod trying (unsuccessfully) to cut it for the center frequency (as evidenced by low vSWR reading). We pull off the antenna, put the Motorola shoulder bit in the hole long enough to burn off the paint and voila' suddenly the SWR reading is down where it should be. It's not so much skill as it is knowledge and having the right tool for the job. Kids today haven't a clue. > >hmmm sounds like ham talk. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > skill as it is knowledge and having the right tool for the job. Kids today > haven't a clue. i agree, the no code tech license, although a good tool to get people into the hobbie, hasnt done much to push people to learn a whole lot about what they are doing. some will but those people would have made it anyways. i havent upgraded personally out of a pure dislike, and no real desire to learn the code. further i dont like the Gordon West style of books that seem to be the only thing you can find for the theory tests anymore. Signature-Chris 05 CTD 06 Liberty CRD Real trucks don't need spark plugs My last test was in front of an FCC examiner. December 1983. Got my Advanced. Unless I get grandfathered I'll PROBABLY never hold an extra. CW is fun if you like it. Keeping it as a requirement may help kill the hobby. Dropping it won't necessarily save it. I have punched the roof of every Dodge truck I have owned. Including the 2002 QC FWD I got rid of. Because the gas mileage bit the big one! 73, Ed KA9EES > > >hmmm sounds like ham talk. > > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > learn the code. further i dont like the Gordon West style of books that seem > to be the only thing you can find for the theory tests anymore. You were 5 Chris. :) > My last test was in front of an FCC examiner. December 1983. Got my > Advanced. Unless I get grandfathered I'll PROBABLY never hold an extra. CW [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > seem > > to be the only thing you can find for the theory tests anymore. My last test in front of a beady-eyed, grey-suited FCC examiner was in 1966 at the US Post Office in Kansas City, MO for my 1st class commercial (aka broadcast engineer's license). Back in the day you didn't set foot inside a radio or tv control room or transmitter shack without one. I got my HAM ticket (General) in 1963 when I was a junior in high school. Upgraded to Advanced in '78 with a volunteer examiner. I hated to see the code "requirement" removed as I always felt it was a "right of passage" and also felt anyone who wanted the license bad enough could learn 13 wpm if they wanted to. Of course that was also the era when the children's band (CB) craze exploded and the scofflaws were so completely out of control that rather than try to police them the FCC threw in the towel and eliminated any requirement for a CB license. I think Amateur Radio Operators (aka Hams) were scared the CB'ers would desecrate their hallowed ground too if the code requirement was dropped. Alas nobody as much as gives a damn about CB or Ham radio nowadays and the ham radio hobby, dying in the 70s is all but dead today. Even my once precious FCC Commercial License, once the official credential of anyone qualified and authorized to work on transmitters has been reduced to little more than wallpaper today. Alas, we digress.. >My last test was in front of an FCC examiner. December 1983. Got my >Advanced. Unless I get grandfathered I'll PROBABLY never hold an extra. CW [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >seem >> to be the only thing you can find for the theory tests anymore. I hate to see the Morse requirement dropped. But it will be eventually. A friend of mine has been a broadcast engineer for years. I remember the coveted "First Phone" license. Now I think it's called a "General Telephone". I'm still very active with Ham Radio. Hope you kept yer ticket. Maybe sked sometime. 73, Ed KA9EES > My last test in front of a beady-eyed, grey-suited FCC examiner was in > 1966 at the US Post Office in Kansas City, MO for my 1st class commercial > (aka broadcast engineer's license). Back in the day you didn't set foot > inside a radio or tv control room or transmitter shack without one. I got > my HAM ticket (General) in 1963 when I was a junior in high school. > Upgraded to Advanced in '78 with a volunteer examiner. >> First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were >> nuts on. Thanks Greg!! [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Get rid of the cooler.. Welcome back...I think. Want to keep the cooler up front. It fit's there and secures real well. Roy > Denny >>> First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they >>> were nuts on. Thanks Greg!! [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > well. > Roy Can you mount the radio on the cooler? Ken On 7/4/06 1:10 PM, in article j2zqg.14370$u11.9001@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com, >> First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were >> nuts on. Thanks Greg!! [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Denny No he can't get rid of the cooler, how is Roy going to keep his beer cold???? Dale > On 7/4/06 1:10 PM, in article j2zqg.14370$u11.9001@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com, > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > No he can't get rid of the cooler, how is Roy going to keep his beer > cold???? He needs to put down the worthless cellphone and get to chugging before the brew warms up... JS Have to find a place to > mount a cb other than the drive shaft tunnel. Have a electric cooler that > goes there. Anybody have any thoughts? I've got one of these from Geno's Garage: http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CUP-SMOOTHIE-9802 I drilled two holes in front of the actual cup holder portion and mounted the CB there. I've got the face of the radio at the same elevation as the top of the smoothie. It's out of the way and handy for me. I have a fire stick mounting bracket for the antenna: http://www.firestik.com/CatalogFrame.htm They have the cup smoothie for the third gen trucks, don't recall how new your truck is, maybe you won't be able to use the same bracket I did. Robert > Have to find a place to >> mount a cb other than the drive shaft tunnel. Have a electric cooler that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > top of the smoothie. It's out of the way and handy for me. I have a fire > stick mounting bracket for the antenna: The problem is the cooler. I barely have room to plug it in. It fits that tight between the seat and the dash. It can't go in the back due to the set up for the dog. > http://www.firestik.com/CatalogFrame.htm > > They have the cup smoothie for the third gen trucks, don't recall how new > your truck is, maybe you won't be able to use the same bracket I did. The truck is a 05 QC with a cap. I'm thinking of mounting the antenna on the front of the cap, sorta between the cab and the cap. Probably have to fab a bracket but..... Thanks for the links. Roy > Robert >The problem is the cooler. I barely have room to plug it in. It fits that >tight between the seat and the dash. It can't go in the back due to the set >up for the dog. hey bro.. just thinking outside the box here.... On my cheap RS CB, you can use the mic to change channels up and down... no band, vol, squelch, etc. though... You could mount the radio under a seat or something and just hang the mic where you can get it.. I've also seen small units hung with velcro to ceilings and ceiling consoles... also door interiors, but that has it own set of problems.. Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm >>The problem is the cooler. I barely have room to plug it in. It fits that >>tight between the seat and the dash. It can't go in the back due to the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > no > band, vol, squelch, etc. though... That sounds like it would work. I dug out a old uniden radio that was last used in the 80's. It should work, now to find a place that sells the anntena and other related stuff here in MA. There used to be CB store and installers all over the place years ago, now there aren't any in the yellow pages here in MA. > You could mount the radio under a seat or something and just hang the mic > where > you can get it.. I'm still of the thought of sticking the radio in the bottom console. I'm having a hard time getting my head around drilling a hole in the roof but...... > I've also seen small units hung with velcro to ceilings and ceiling > consoles... > also door interiors, but that has it own set of problems.. I'm going to play with it later today just to see what fit's where. Roy > Mac > > https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis > https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm >I'm going to play with it later today just to see what fit's where. > >Roy I usually put one in a new truck with bungies or something and run the antenna out the rear slider.. Then I can play with different mounting places while I'm actually USING it... makes a difference and beats the hell out of putting it somewhere that seems like a great place until you use it.. For us, we hardly ever use it, just peace of mind in an emergency... we usually listen to weather more than cb, or flick it to cb when traffic slows down so we know what's up ahead.. Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm >First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were nuts >on. Thanks Greg!! Ypu missed a good one. We had a lot of rain (7+ inches) last week and I95 was closed for 7 hours just past the WW bridge because of a mud slide. Was I95 still under construction in Lumberton? How was driving through Waldorf? beekeep >>First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were >>nuts [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > was > closed for 7 hours just past the WW bridge because of a mud slide. We were trying to find out from AAA how the road conditions were but the phone screwed us. I was concerned about the conditions on 301 and luckily the traffic was minimal so we stayed on 95 > Was I95 still under construction in Lumberton? Not so you'd notice > How was driving through Waldorf? Not bad. Some stop and go, but after about 8 hours it was a break from the monotony of the road. Roy > beekeep I mounted mine in a wood box on the hump, but sounds like your cooler goes there... I put the antenna cable under the floor mats and through the rubber plug where the clutch would go through the firewall.. (99 ram qc) from there I tried one of those fender/hood mount things and it sucked... Ran the cable under the truck and up between the cab and bed... wire tied it to the main bundle as I recall... I used to have a full size whip mounted to the left side bed bolt or whatever... the one that holds the bed to the frame and hold the rope hook on.. That worked very well until I put a tool box on the truck... then I got lazy and put a good mag mount antenna on the tool box.. also works very well.. >First, I have to thank Beekeep for the directions around DC, they were nuts >on. Thanks Greg!! [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Roy Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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