does this radio work well with a stock cb/radio antenna on the jeep, do I have to wire it to anything or will it pick up a signal wireless?
606160
Only tried to use the short antenna you see in the picture and the external antenna provided with the radio. It would not pick up anything with either of the antennas provided with the radio. Hope this helps!
606161
I bought an adapter to be able to use it with a cb antenna on my UTV. It definitely helps with reception and transmit distance.
608062
The stock antenna works good but I believe you will be satisfied with another antenna. I just ordered another one to try to see which I like better.
2209562
Good question. I know the CB portion will work. It is one of the best I have ever had and very easy to tune, but as far as the AM and FM bands, I don't know. I am pretty sure you have two coax cables coming out of your radio. One for the standard radio and one for the CB. I probably did not help you.
311715
The antenna wire is solely for use on motorized antennas. (I.e when you start your car and the antenna goes up and it goes down when turned off) if you don't have a motorized antenna do nothing with that wire. It won't strengthen your signal.
663735
It comes with a wire for an antenna. I would suggest putting the wire in a place that gives you the best signal. I use this system for a turntable, so I'm not too sure how to help.
1024095
Hi, The radio has several wires coming out the back of it. When you install the radio you will need to splice into the cable harness of the bike, car or what ever your going to install the device on. The radio came with a wiring schematic which showed how the radio was to be connected. I sent the radio back so I don't have the diagram for reference. One of the wires is the antenna.
2107799
Dear, please do not worry, it is a universal car radio, you should be able to have all the necessary wiring connections with it.
1263679
With the stock antenna, I was able to get reasonable voice quality up to about 5 miles. This was flat suburban terrain. There were trees and buildings between the two radios, so you will likely get more range in a desert. This was on a GMRS frequency at full output power. The other radio was a high-end Cobra with a similar factory antenna and transmit power. As the others said, range will vary widely based on terrain, antenna.
2276128
No! this unit is junk. I had it right on my, an others, and it could not pick any signals up.I am searching for one myself. If I find a good one would you like me to refer it to you?When ,I was a kid I had a radio with the head phone wire in the back. I had long hair and had the wire go up the inside of my coat sleeve up by my collar covered with my long hair. I only listened to music in class. Food for thought. Wireless headphones give off emissions also.
726922
All antennas need tuning with a SWR meter when installing a new CB. You want the best reception, tune it. Local CB shop can do it or a local off road club has someone who CX a n help you.
1105831
It should work on any vehicle. The question is "what kind of antenna adapter will you need?" If you have a stock radio you will need an adapter. If you have an after market radio, you will need to be sure it has RCA inputs (I believe) on the back of the radio, or go with an adapter. I find the best way to connect it to power is directly to the fuse box with an adapter (a part you'll need to get separately). There are other reviews that provide links to these products if I recall correctly.
193977
Yea.. preferably a power wire that only becomes hot when the radio is on. . Or it'l slowly drain the car battery. ...But it's not necessary to use the antenna. . It Just improves the signal even more
462915
I installed mine with a Pioneer aftermarket receiver. The receiver will require an adapter harness to plug into the Jeep factory wiring harness.
1200969
It will not interface with the existing Sirius antenna or radio. You will need the Sirius XM SXV200V1 adapter and antenna. The needed cable is included with the Rosen unit. It is plug and play for the base Jeep radio (without Sirius pre 2015) but not for factory premium radios or with Uconnect. More information can be found on WranglerForum.com: http://www.wranglerforum.com/f40/my-rosen-car-show-cs-cr1210-us-navigation-installation-in-2011-jk-2-door-654713.html or here : http://www.wranglerforum.com/f40/amazing-deals-on-the-raxiom-plug-and-play-navigation-system-for-jeep-jk-671009.html
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Yes, I works just fine. It works just fine on my vehicle and on my metal roof of my Radio shack. Magnetic mount is very strong. I also use a "lil wilson" that works just fine. I use a dipole antenna inverted V for my Uniden 980SSB radio that works fantastic. Goes way beyond the legal 150 limit for CB. I have picked up to Porto Rico, South America, Northern Alaska and etc. The unit I like the most is a 2meter amature radio and I pick up skips as far as Russia, Sweden and etc., and that is on a 2 meter radio.
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Yes. I've had two of these stereos installed in two different vehicles and used the original antenna in those vehicles. The first install was in a 1989 Jeep Wrangler YJ and the second is in my 1997 Dodge Ram 1500. Before I had them installed, I checked into the necessity of a special antenna and found that you can use the stock factory equipment. I hope this information helps. The stereo works great for my needs and I did not have to spend hundreds of dollars unnecessarily.
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Well, it's a cool looking antenna, but with most people mentioning weak reception I'm having second thoughts. Although I mostly listen to Sirius...I have a 2014 JK...any comments?