cb radios??????

anybody runnin cb radios in there van?
I bought one at the flee market for 5.00 and it works so far .
why I'm askin is I want some ideas on how and where to mount it?
And what kind are you guys runnin ,I know that I could of just bought a new one ,but I wanted an older one to mach the van. in the old van mags that I have , there was like one in every van,it looked cool.
also read some where on here that you guys use them when you go on car show trips together and it got me wanting to do the same with my friends ,cool beans!

mines mounted in an overhead area. still use it too on traveling. truckers still use  them mostly & there are some very nice units  today -incorportaing new tecknology & great features.I like to use it to find places to stay & eat when traveling=truckers know  about every place that doesnt cost an arm & a leg!! Especially =off the interstates!! 

heres an old story - in the 70's when i got my 1st one = i hooked a linear amp 150 watt & could over power the next cars radio going down the road!! What i said in the mile came thru the other cars radio!!!!!!!!! Had some great times when the other cars were full of Girls!! Girls=      

Back in the day your van was built cb radios had fewer channels, 40 channel radios and side band came much later. Back then you had to have permits to use them. My suggestion would be talking van to van to buy a cobra 25 pre china radio, check the back it should say made in the Philippines. The China radios had a real tinny sound to them. Also the earlier 25's had uniden circuit boards. Take it to a reputable cb shop and have a 2sc1969 final installed, and tuned up. You can also add talk back features if your interested. As far as linear amps the radio would have to be tuned to whatever amp your driving. modulators or pre amps work good for talking close by and will help you step or (talk over top of) other radios in the area. Unless your wanting to talk long distance then you go with a linear amp but they don't work well close up.

I have seen some mounted to the front of the dog house and the mic bracket mounted to the dash. That seemed to work good. But I would prefer the overhead console idea myself. Keeps your eyes on the road better while changing channels. My radio is a 40 channel Cobra that was boosted and works great. Twin whips out the back. Damn, I think I will dig it out and see how it looks...lol. Thanks for posting...brings back fun memories.

Also your antenna needs to be adjusted, is called your swr. Unless you use a Francis whip and 18 foot of coax. Your local cb shop should be able to adjust that for you. @chopper tom What kind of chopper do you ride?

playnpossum wrote:Also your antenna needs to be adjusted, is called your swr. Unless you use a Francis whip and 18 foot of coax. Your local cb shop should be able to adjust that for you.  @chopper tom What kind of chopper do you ride?

chopped up 81 wide glide ...metalflake ! love to ride but kinda burned out on it after getting run over few years back,,, vans and hot rods much more fun to me with all the cell phoneers on the road now a days...mabie im just getting old or some thin?

wow ,its like yall are talkin chinees or some thin ,guess I ve got a lot to learn about cbs.
I just wanna have some fun while cruisein and I don't own a cell phone[none conformist I guess] so a cb will be a nice thing to have if I brack down .
besides just don't seem right to have a van and no cb in it?

then get a 4ft Frances whip and 18 ft of coax find a clean power source Id install it somewhere other than the dog house (heat) If you need help holler.

chopper tom wrote:

playnpossum wrote:Also your antenna needs to be adjusted, is called your swr. Unless you use a Francis whip and 18 foot of coax. Your local cb shop should be able to adjust that for you.  @chopper tom What kind of chopper do you ride?

chopped up 81 wide glide ...metalflake ! love to ride but kinda burned out on it after getting run over few years back,,, vans and hot rods much more fun to me with all the cell phoneers on the road now a days...mabie im just getting old or some thin?

Love a shovel head.. I ride a 1960 pan shovel built on a Denver's frame used to have a 14 over hyd front end but now I run a 10 over springer.

Van? Check.

CB? Check.

I have just your basic Cobra CB's in 2 of my Van's and I need one more there great when cruising with other Vanners or mine just came in handy a couple of months ago in Major Traffic Jam on the Interstate and the Big Rig Guy's let us know there was a Bad Accident ahead and what exit to get off to avoid it.!!!. And they work Great when you have no cell phone service also..  ..

ive still got the ol' big whip that I bought for my 65 econo no door that I sold last year. gonna put it on my new 69 chevy van 90 that i'm picking up Saturday. cant wait.