2 ft firestick compared to the 3 ft? will be hood mounted,the tip will be about 4 or 6 inches above the top of my car and roofline, is ok?
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Their really is no difference between the 2 or 3 footer they both work great just remember when you put the red cap back on the top of the antenna it will change your tuning, I put the red Tip back on my antenna after I got it pretty close to being tuned up and turned it with the red cap on,the set up you mentioned will be just fine just follow the directions that come with the antenna. When you transmit through your radio it puts the signal straight out of the tip of the antenna not the side most people have trouble because the antenna is not tuned correctly they think it is but it is not you should be just fine Their really is no difference between the 2 or 3 footer they both work great just remember when you put the red cap back on the top of the antenna it will change your tuning, I put the red Tip back on my antenna after I got it pretty close to being tuned up and turned it with the red cap on,the set up you mentioned will be just fine just follow the directions that come with the antenna. When you transmit through your radio it puts the signal straight out of the tip of the antenna not the side most people have trouble because the antenna is not tuned correctly they think it is but it is not... » Read More Their really is no difference between the 2 or 3 footer they both work great just remember when you put the red cap back on the top of the antenna it will change your tuning, I put the red Tip back on my antenna after I got it pretty close to being tuned up and turned it with the red cap on,the set up you mentioned will be just fine just follow the directions that come with the antenna. When you transmit through your radio it puts the signal straight out of the tip of the antenna not the side most people have trouble because the antenna is not tuned correctly they think it is but it is not you should be just fine « Show Less
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My 2 foot Fire-stick is just a couple of inches above the back of my Jeep And it works great for Jeep trips with close proximity. Longer range would likely be achieved with a longer stick.
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I don't believe so. You should have approximately fifty percent of the antennae above any horizontal plane.
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What Robert D. said. Back in January I went on a wheelin' trip with about 20 other trucks. Many of them had 2' Firestiks mounted on the bedrail with a similar situation as you describe, just a few inches above the roofline. It was found that very few at the back half of the line could receive the lead truck. With my roof mounted 2' FS, I could receive fine from one end to the other. Of course, I was hitting more low hanging branches and such but if you can't hear the person transmitting, then having a CB is pretty pointless anyway, yeah?
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I have read varying reviews saying it would be fine and others stating 16". I have the 2' and wasn't happy with reception and especially broadcasting, so I bought the 4'. However, the 4' could not stand up to the wind forces above 60mph with magnetic mount. The 3' should, but there are a whole bunch of problems you are in for if you leave the magnetic mount in place for any time at all. Consider trunk mount with bracket.
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I have a Jeep Patriot with of course not as high as your vehicle. Homebrite shows approx 6 in. above hood. You would probably need to mount on a brick(by brick I mean on used in building walls) or such. As long as you can see it and bumper touches pole you should be ok.
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I hope to mount it on mine. However, I had a fire in my garage and I have to wait until they re-roof the garage to complete the install.
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It's simply a 5' steel pipe so yes, technically it's fine. If combining two and extending 10' high or so, I'd be a bit concerned with stability of the tripod roof mount. Anchor those 3 feet really well.
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Depends on where you place it on your windshield. Mine is about 4 to 5 inch above my dash.
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6 inches is 6 inches Gary, it should lip onto your current chimney section. I suggest to do fasten with a couple of sheet metal screws to be sure wind will not blow it off.
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I am getting very good results with the 3' Firestik II with the tune-able tip on my Toyota Tacoma. $20 on Amazon. You also need an SWR meter to tune the antenna properly
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The tip has a hole which is almost like an exhaust on a car it lets the access heat out. I say you will be ok if you keep that part away from the tank or any thing else that would catch fire from direct flame. I used mine on every thing till I upgraded. Hope this helps. I can answer more questions if you have more
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Hi Meredith, I carried it on a Mustang which has a very small roof. It extended about two inches front and back, but that was no problem. Consider this though -- I drove for twelve (12) hours, loaded to the gills, and my eight cylinder and transmission were very hot.
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If your exhaust pipe is less than 2.5" OD this will fit over it. Mine was the same size as the tip itself, so it did not fit. Ended up using the exhaust tip on an F-150. hope this helps.
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Depends how close. I had mine as a roof to my camp setup and it was only 5 feet off the ground with flames that nearly reached it. Never burned or had any trouble.
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1/2'' i think maybe little bigger but my firestick stud fits in it and tightens down good, i have no issues with it at all, and its a very sturdy mount love it.
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The install manual gives a dimension for this. I ignored it and mounted mine at 27" above cooktop so my wife and I wouldn't bang our heads on it like we did with the old one. Just so you know the fan in this thing moves a lot of air, so even mounted higher like ours didn't diminish it's capability to remove fumes and smoke like it would have with many others. We really like this unit and get lots of compliments on it. Good luck.
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Can this be mounted on a sloped roof three feet from the edge of the roof(height is only 7 feet at the edge)?
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I'd go for the trunk lip mount, that's what I did. There's also a magnetic mount. The best spot to mount an antenna, especially a CB is going to be on the top of the vehicle with the biggest whip you can get. Mine is a 60 inch whip so it sticks well above the roof of the car. Some folks get those firesticks and mount them in the bed of their truck and from what I've been told they barely radiate a signal forward. I just installed and and I have found CB to be mostly useless in the city anyway, and when I have needed it on the highway it does fine. My VHF/UHF antenna is TLP/NMO mount off to the side. My cb is in the center of the trunk. I don't have problems. Hope this helps.
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Yes. Wotks well on chimney, tri pods and as well as wall mount. Just remember you'll need 2 of these for 10' ft above roof or 2 for rotor mount.
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menards sells a trypod stand that screws to the roof for around $ 20.00,they should have a pole for it.i bought the trypod last year.i already had a pole.the higher the pole the better,mine is about 8 ft tall.the lava works great as long as its signal is not bolcked by an object.only one channel is hard to receive and it is very weak.