Hidden antenna in conjunction with whip
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Hidden antenna in conjunction with whip
I have the J&M hidden antennas (am/fm and cb) on my '14 Limited. I'm not real happy with the performance, especially the CB. I'm thinking about putting the whips back on the tour pack. I know with the hidden cb antenna you can hook up the whip also and it is supposed to improve the performance. Has anybody modified the cable for the am/fm to run both the whip and hidden and has it helped the performance? If so, how did you modify it?
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I would recommend against it.
AM/FM antenna is 75 ohms.
CB is 50 ohms.
If you dump 3+ watts of signal (from CB on transmit) into a direct wired input into the front end of that AM/FM radio w/o a proper isolation network, you can fry the AM/FM receiver.
But, again, it's your radio & your bike.
AM/FM antenna is 75 ohms.
CB is 50 ohms.
If you dump 3+ watts of signal (from CB on transmit) into a direct wired input into the front end of that AM/FM radio w/o a proper isolation network, you can fry the AM/FM receiver.
But, again, it's your radio & your bike.
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The easiest way is to order the dual FAKRA connector mentioned in that thread so you can hook them both up. Most of the comments mentioned better performance than just the hidden antenna but not necessarily better than the whip by itself.
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I would recommend against it.
AM/FM antenna is 75 ohms.
CB is 50 ohms.
If you dump 3+ watts of signal (from CB on transmit) into a direct wired input into the front end of that AM/FM radio w/o a proper isolation network, you can fry the AM/FM receiver.
But, again, it's your radio & your bike.
AM/FM antenna is 75 ohms.
CB is 50 ohms.
If you dump 3+ watts of signal (from CB on transmit) into a direct wired input into the front end of that AM/FM radio w/o a proper isolation network, you can fry the AM/FM receiver.
But, again, it's your radio & your bike.
Last edited by penmaker; 05-29-2017 at 11:53 AM.
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You're misunderstanding. I'm not saying connect the cb to the am/fm. The two are totally separate. I have a hidden cb antenna and a separate hidden am/fm antenna. The cb module is a separate module from the am/fm. I'm a ham operator for 30 yrs and I know the difference.
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