Anyone in a new Cascadia with the hidden antenna?

Ive got one, doesnt bother me, but then i dont care much about a cb.

 

A stock radio will do over 2 watts, how do you know how far you turn yours down?

 

Yeah I've got one. It fairly well sucks. Can tell a big difference over the 2013 I came out of. Tv, radio and cb reception on all three is not as good as previous versions. Still researching options for what's going to work best as an improvement. Not impressed with it at all

 

If you use a perch mount anywhere, you may need to run an additional ground wire for it too.

 

Unfortunately CB performance for truck makers is a thing of the past. I have a 2006 Century and Freightliner back then started incorporating the CB antennas with the radio (am/FM) antennas through a splitter box. It was the start of reducing costs. The main problem with these new antenna ideals is a lack of overall performance due to a lack of a good ground plane. But although I was once very much interested in a nice quality CB radio. I just recently purchased a $40 Cobra which replaced my old Cobra 25. I just have lost interest in the CB other then using it for the occasional shipper or receiver or when traffic or weather dictates. I think its becoming less important with large fleets and so truck makers are reducing their focus on it too.

 

I'm in a 2014.

Bird perch mount on the driver's side with a 5.5' Francis turned forward about 30 degrees. No ground strap. SWR is 1.3 on ch19. Last night I was talking to a guy a good ways ahead of me, I was starting to lose him, but he said I was still coming in loud and clear on his end. Granted, my 29LX has a big final and a good tune, and he just had a stock radio and a Little Wil on top of his pickup (off-duty pilot car driver) so that's probably why I was losing him.

 

I would take the integrated antenna over the slapping antennas on the older Cascadia's in the wind and ice. Drove me crazy when it would bang on the side of the truck.