help me wire my CB
07-14-2004, 02:23 AM
#51
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Re: help me wire my CB
Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
just a waste of time.
"Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20040710121333.19433.00001081@mb-m17.aol.com...
> >I need to hardwire my CB to power. I was thinking of tapping into the
> >switched cig lighter with the red wire and grounding the black wire
> >somewhere.
>
> Wire the positive and negative leads from your CB directly to the battery
> rather than tapping into the lighter. Two reasons come to mind: (1) less
> engine noise will be transmitted through the wiring into your CB as the
battery
> will actually "filter" much of the noise from the alternator; (2) there
will be
> many times on the trail that you want to leave your CB on when your jeep
isn't
> running. Don't worry about the current draw of the CB, it isn't much on
> receive and will only be an issue if your battery and charging system
aren't in
> good shape and you forget to turn the CB off for several days before
starting
> your jeep again. (And I can almost guarantee you will only do that once.)
;)
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com
noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
just a waste of time.
"Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20040710121333.19433.00001081@mb-m17.aol.com...
> >I need to hardwire my CB to power. I was thinking of tapping into the
> >switched cig lighter with the red wire and grounding the black wire
> >somewhere.
>
> Wire the positive and negative leads from your CB directly to the battery
> rather than tapping into the lighter. Two reasons come to mind: (1) less
> engine noise will be transmitted through the wiring into your CB as the
battery
> will actually "filter" much of the noise from the alternator; (2) there
will be
> many times on the trail that you want to leave your CB on when your jeep
isn't
> running. Don't worry about the current draw of the CB, it isn't much on
> receive and will only be an issue if your battery and charging system
aren't in
> good shape and you forget to turn the CB off for several days before
starting
> your jeep again. (And I can almost guarantee you will only do that once.)
;)
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com
07-14-2004, 02:23 AM
#52
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Re: help me wire my CB
Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
just a waste of time.
"Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20040710121333.19433.00001081@mb-m17.aol.com...
> >I need to hardwire my CB to power. I was thinking of tapping into the
> >switched cig lighter with the red wire and grounding the black wire
> >somewhere.
>
> Wire the positive and negative leads from your CB directly to the battery
> rather than tapping into the lighter. Two reasons come to mind: (1) less
> engine noise will be transmitted through the wiring into your CB as the
battery
> will actually "filter" much of the noise from the alternator; (2) there
will be
> many times on the trail that you want to leave your CB on when your jeep
isn't
> running. Don't worry about the current draw of the CB, it isn't much on
> receive and will only be an issue if your battery and charging system
aren't in
> good shape and you forget to turn the CB off for several days before
starting
> your jeep again. (And I can almost guarantee you will only do that once.)
;)
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com
noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
just a waste of time.
"Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20040710121333.19433.00001081@mb-m17.aol.com...
> >I need to hardwire my CB to power. I was thinking of tapping into the
> >switched cig lighter with the red wire and grounding the black wire
> >somewhere.
>
> Wire the positive and negative leads from your CB directly to the battery
> rather than tapping into the lighter. Two reasons come to mind: (1) less
> engine noise will be transmitted through the wiring into your CB as the
battery
> will actually "filter" much of the noise from the alternator; (2) there
will be
> many times on the trail that you want to leave your CB on when your jeep
isn't
> running. Don't worry about the current draw of the CB, it isn't much on
> receive and will only be an issue if your battery and charging system
aren't in
> good shape and you forget to turn the CB off for several days before
starting
> your jeep again. (And I can almost guarantee you will only do that once.)
;)
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com
07-14-2004, 02:23 AM
#53
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Re: help me wire my CB
Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
just a waste of time.
"Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20040710121333.19433.00001081@mb-m17.aol.com...
> >I need to hardwire my CB to power. I was thinking of tapping into the
> >switched cig lighter with the red wire and grounding the black wire
> >somewhere.
>
> Wire the positive and negative leads from your CB directly to the battery
> rather than tapping into the lighter. Two reasons come to mind: (1) less
> engine noise will be transmitted through the wiring into your CB as the
battery
> will actually "filter" much of the noise from the alternator; (2) there
will be
> many times on the trail that you want to leave your CB on when your jeep
isn't
> running. Don't worry about the current draw of the CB, it isn't much on
> receive and will only be an issue if your battery and charging system
aren't in
> good shape and you forget to turn the CB off for several days before
starting
> your jeep again. (And I can almost guarantee you will only do that once.)
;)
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com
noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
just a waste of time.
"Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20040710121333.19433.00001081@mb-m17.aol.com...
> >I need to hardwire my CB to power. I was thinking of tapping into the
> >switched cig lighter with the red wire and grounding the black wire
> >somewhere.
>
> Wire the positive and negative leads from your CB directly to the battery
> rather than tapping into the lighter. Two reasons come to mind: (1) less
> engine noise will be transmitted through the wiring into your CB as the
battery
> will actually "filter" much of the noise from the alternator; (2) there
will be
> many times on the trail that you want to leave your CB on when your jeep
isn't
> running. Don't worry about the current draw of the CB, it isn't much on
> receive and will only be an issue if your battery and charging system
aren't in
> good shape and you forget to turn the CB off for several days before
starting
> your jeep again. (And I can almost guarantee you will only do that once.)
;)
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com
07-14-2004, 02:46 AM
#54
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Re: help me wire my CB
It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
07-14-2004, 02:46 AM
#55
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Re: help me wire my CB
It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
07-14-2004, 02:46 AM
#56
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Posts: n/a
Re: help me wire my CB
It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
07-14-2004, 02:46 AM
#57
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Posts: n/a
Re: help me wire my CB
It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
running.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
herman wrote:
>
> Got one wired into the cigarette lighter wire and there is no feedback or
> noise. works fine, I would think running it all the way to the battery is
> just a waste of time.
07-14-2004, 04:52 AM
#58
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Re: help me wire my CB
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:46:24 -0700, L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
>Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
>and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
>running.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bill I've got mine wired to the lighter also. I can set the squelch
to remove what little engine noise there is, and it can still be
broken by people that are far enough away that I can't hear thier
modulation, just the carrier breaking my squelch. Anybody within 3
miles or so comes in loud and clear.
If they're further away than that, I don't want to hear them anyway.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
>Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
>and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
>running.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bill I've got mine wired to the lighter also. I can set the squelch
to remove what little engine noise there is, and it can still be
broken by people that are far enough away that I can't hear thier
modulation, just the carrier breaking my squelch. Anybody within 3
miles or so comes in loud and clear.
If they're further away than that, I don't want to hear them anyway.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
07-14-2004, 04:52 AM
#59
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Re: help me wire my CB
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:46:24 -0700, L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
>Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
>and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
>running.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bill I've got mine wired to the lighter also. I can set the squelch
to remove what little engine noise there is, and it can still be
broken by people that are far enough away that I can't hear thier
modulation, just the carrier breaking my squelch. Anybody within 3
miles or so comes in loud and clear.
If they're further away than that, I don't want to hear them anyway.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
>Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
>and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
>running.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bill I've got mine wired to the lighter also. I can set the squelch
to remove what little engine noise there is, and it can still be
broken by people that are far enough away that I can't hear thier
modulation, just the carrier breaking my squelch. Anybody within 3
miles or so comes in loud and clear.
If they're further away than that, I don't want to hear them anyway.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
07-14-2004, 04:52 AM
#60
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Re: help me wire my CB
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:46:24 -0700, L.W.(ßill) ------ III
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
>Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
>and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
>running.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bill I've got mine wired to the lighter also. I can set the squelch
to remove what little engine noise there is, and it can still be
broken by people that are far enough away that I can't hear thier
modulation, just the carrier breaking my squelch. Anybody within 3
miles or so comes in loud and clear.
If they're further away than that, I don't want to hear them anyway.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
<----------@***.net> wrote:
> It's differently not a waste to wire directly to the battery.
>Unless you really don't hear the alternator whirring noise in receiver,
>and have to change the squelch to less sensitive with the engine
>running.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bill I've got mine wired to the lighter also. I can set the squelch
to remove what little engine noise there is, and it can still be
broken by people that are far enough away that I can't hear thier
modulation, just the carrier breaking my squelch. Anybody within 3
miles or so comes in loud and clear.
If they're further away than that, I don't want to hear them anyway.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51