CB Radio

Wa1hog · 08-07-2008, 07:57 PM

I'm looking to install a CB in my 08. I am looking at NOT buying a large radio. The smaller radios look impressive but they also look cheap.
Has anyone installed a CB in their Prius?

anti-gas · 08-08-2008, 07:29 PM

Just wondering why you want a CB radio? Are you familiar with Ham Radio? You can get really small Amateur Radios otherwise known as Ham Radios which you can talk on FM frequencies that are much clearer than CB, go further, and actual speak to intelligent people on. You do need a license, however it is fairly simple to get and you don't need to learn Morse Code any longer. Go to ARRLWeb: ARRL Home Page for more information on it.

I just installed my Ham Radio in my 2008 Prius. Most of them have remote face plates so you can stick the transceiver in the back in the hidden cargo area, or under a seat (that is if you don't have a package 5 car where the NAV and the Stereo take up the room).

If your still set on a CB radio, there are places you can mount it in the Prius. You just have to get creative.

Wa1hog · 08-08-2008, 08:05 PM

Read my signature... WA1HOG is a ham call. Got 2, 220 and 440 in the car. Decided against installing the FT100 because of HF noise from the Prius.

I dont have room for the big 11 meter rig...

73
De wa1hog FN42as

anti-gas · 08-08-2008, 09:32 PM

I didn't put two and two together. Well glad to hear you are a Ham. What on Earth would you want a CB for? I was a CB'er back in the 70's then became a ham around the late 80's. I have never looked back. Every time I tune up that band, all I hear is trash. I wish it wasn't like that, but everywhere I have tuned up that band it has always been language that was beyond what my ears were programmed to hear. If your really looking for a CB though, look at either Cobra or Uniden. They have always been descent in the past, however everything is made in China these days so take that for what its worth. You would be better off putting in an IC-706MKIIG or one of the other HF radios then mod it and it can double as a CB. I have heard that the Prius gives nothing but noise below 30mhz, however I have never tried that. I stick to the world above 30 in the car. I mostly use 2m/70cm and am in the process of trying to find a 220 only radio to throw in there for those long cross country drives where there are still people out there on that band.

Do you have any trouble transmitting high power 35/50W in the Prius? Was wondering how the car reacts to the current drain and the RF. Haven't put out more than 5W thus far because I am temporary in the 12v receptacle.

Check out this guys Prius Install. Maybe it will give you some ideas. I'm seriously looking at it.
2005 Toyota Prius Mobile Installation

KK6PD · 08-09-2008, 02:05 PM

Boys, that was the funniest thread I have read to date!!!

WA1HOG, love the call!!

Post #2 knocked me outta my chair!!

HOG check out this link ...

RadioShack.com - Phones & Radio Communications: CB & Ham radios: 40-Channel Mini Mobile CB

Do you mean something like this.. its tiny, cheap, 40 ch, black front, ???

Its a trucker chew toy!!

I understand!

73 de Pat KK6PD

lenjack · 08-09-2008, 09:20 PM

I have one of those $60 plug in jobs with the stick on magnetic roof antenna. Worked well on previous cars, but I admit, I've not tried it on my 07. Don't see why it wouldn't fly.

Rest · 08-10-2008, 01:44 AM

OMG are CB radios still around?

Wa1hog · 08-11-2008, 03:38 PM

Im on the road 3 hours a day. CB is useful while on the highway. I also like to listen to the idiots on 19.

I just bought a Uniden CB last week from wally world. I am disapointed in it because it has no noise blanker. I just ordered the 520 mini CB. Without any NB I get a solid three bars of noise. Im not sure it all of its from the Prius or not. The 520 has a RF NB. Hopefully that will help.

I also have a 220 rig in the car now. I have been using it on medium power (10 watts). I've no issues with noise or RF interference.

At one time I had a Chrysler that with everything from HF to 1296FM. I noticed one day walking to that car that I turned int one of those guys with a car that looked like a porcupine.

Inches · 08-12-2008, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wa1hog

Read my signature... WA1HOG is a ham call. Got 2, 220 and 440 in the car. Decided against installing the FT100 because of HF noise from the Prius.

I dont have room for the big 11 meter rig...

73
De wa1hog FN42as

I was wanting to install a IC-706 primarily for 10 meters but I guess the Prius has a lot of electrical stuff that would make it quite noisy. I had figured on making a bracket using the towing hole and putting the antenna there.

de K6RDK

Wa1hog · 08-12-2008, 11:47 AM

I havent put an HF rig in the car. What Ive read is that its real noisy on 20 Meters.
It took a lot of EMI mods to get the noise from 20 over to S5 to 7.

Set the 706 on the passenger seat and see what you get.

08-07-2008, 07:57 PM	#1
Wa1hog Old Blind Hippie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South West New Hampshire Posts: 78 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	CB Radio I'm looking to install a CB in my 08. I am looking at NOT buying a large radio. The smaller radios look impressive but they also look cheap. Has anyone installed a CB in their Prius?

08-08-2008, 08:05 PM	#3
Wa1hog Old Blind Hippie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South West New Hampshire Posts: 78 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CB Radio Read my signature... WA1HOG is a ham call. Got 2, 220 and 440 in the car. Decided against installing the FT100 because of HF noise from the Prius. I dont have room for the big 11 meter rig... 73 De wa1hog FN42as

08-08-2008, 09:32 PM	#4
anti-gas Reduce, Reuse and Conserve Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 47 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CB Radio I didn't put two and two together. Well glad to hear you are a Ham. What on Earth would you want a CB for? I was a CB'er back in the 70's then became a ham around the late 80's. I have never looked back. Every time I tune up that band, all I hear is trash. I wish it wasn't like that, but everywhere I have tuned up that band it has always been language that was beyond what my ears were programmed to hear. If your really looking for a CB though, look at either Cobra or Uniden. They have always been descent in the past, however everything is made in China these days so take that for what its worth. You would be better off putting in an IC-706MKIIG or one of the other HF radios then mod it and it can double as a CB. I have heard that the Prius gives nothing but noise below 30mhz, however I have never tried that. I stick to the world above 30 in the car. I mostly use 2m/70cm and am in the process of trying to find a 220 only radio to throw in there for those long cross country drives where there are still people out there on that band. Do you have any trouble transmitting high power 35/50W in the Prius? Was wondering how the car reacts to the current drain and the RF. Haven't put out more than 5W thus far because I am temporary in the 12v receptacle. Check out this guys Prius Install. Maybe it will give you some ideas. I'm seriously looking at it. 2005 Toyota Prius Mobile Installation

08-09-2008, 02:05 PM	#5
KK6PD _ . _ . / _ _ . _ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 277 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: CB Radio Boys, that was the funniest thread I have read to date!!! WA1HOG, love the call!! Post #2 knocked me outta my chair!! HOG check out this link ... RadioShack.com - Phones & Radio Communications: CB & Ham radios: 40-Channel Mini Mobile CB Do you mean something like this.. its tiny, cheap, 40 ch, black front, ??? Its a trucker chew toy!! I understand! 73 de Pat KK6PD

08-09-2008, 09:20 PM	#6
lenjack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 298 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CB Radio I have one of those $60 plug in jobs with the stick on magnetic roof antenna. Worked well on previous cars, but I admit, I've not tried it on my 07. Don't see why it wouldn't fly.

08-08-2008, 07:29 PM	#2
anti-gas Reduce, Reuse and Conserve Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 47 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CB Radio Just wondering why you want a CB radio? Are you familiar with Ham Radio? You can get really small Amateur Radios otherwise known as Ham Radios which you can talk on FM frequencies that are much clearer than CB, go further, and actual speak to intelligent people on. You do need a license, however it is fairly simple to get and you don't need to learn Morse Code any longer. Go to ARRLWeb: ARRL Home Page for more information on it. I just installed my Ham Radio in my 2008 Prius. Most of them have remote face plates so you can stick the transceiver in the back in the hidden cargo area, or under a seat (that is if you don't have a package 5 car where the NAV and the Stereo take up the room). If your still set on a CB radio, there are places you can mount it in the Prius. You just have to get creative. __________________ anti-gas South Florida --------------------------------------------------- 2008 Package 5, with NAV, Weather Tech Floor liners, front, rear and cargo liner, door edge molding, 40psi tires, Custom made denim seat covers that cover everything, Dashmat, Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil, Llumar Window Tint, Over the headrest DVD player for the little one, ScanGaugeII with BlendMount, Flux Capacitor for Time Travel Mode

08-10-2008, 01:44 AM	#7
Rest Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA Posts: 708 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CB Radio OMG are CB radios still around?

08-11-2008, 03:38 PM	#8
Wa1hog Old Blind Hippie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South West New Hampshire Posts: 78 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CB Radio Im on the road 3 hours a day. CB is useful while on the highway. I also like to listen to the idiots on 19. I just bought a Uniden CB last week from wally world. I am disapointed in it because it has no noise blanker. I just ordered the 520 mini CB. Without any NB I get a solid three bars of noise. Im not sure it all of its from the Prius or not. The 520 has a RF NB. Hopefully that will help. I also have a 220 rig in the car now. I have been using it on medium power (10 watts). I've no issues with noise or RF interference. At one time I had a Chrysler that with everything from HF to 1296FM. I noticed one day walking to that car that I turned int one of those guys with a car that looked like a porcupine. __________________ CQ CQ DX WA1HOG FN42as

08-12-2008, 11:47 AM	#10
Wa1hog Old Blind Hippie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South West New Hampshire Posts: 78 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CB Radio I havent put an HF rig in the car. What Ive read is that its real noisy on 20 Meters. It took a lot of EMI mods to get the noise from 20 over to S5 to 7. Set the 706 on the passenger seat and see what you get.

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