CB Antenna Placement

Hey you bought this aerial from me so I'll try to help.
This aerial does have ground its located in one of the washers you can see from the top the one that has a wire running to it that you marked yellow in your picture.
You need to make sure that this washer is in place. This ground is running from your car's frame to the coax isolation all the way to your head unit geound shielding the signal wire from interference.
The signal wire is running through the antenna itself to the middle wire in the cable to your head unit.

I run one of these with my FM car radio and CB with the aerial on the roof of my external roll cage. Your roof rack will be a great groundplane:

www.thunderpole.co.uk/switches-filters/d...ntenna-splitter.html

It's just how to run the lead into the car.

Kirkynut

Thank you very much guys. I have ordered the Zetagi antenna splitter (and a car radio to antenna adaptor I think I'll need), and I'll let you know how I get on!

I don't think I've listened to the radio for 20+ yrs now!
Just my own CD mixes (apart from Muse-The 2nd Law)....

Thank you for your help everyone. I have installed the CB with the Zetagi splitter and wired it all in. The only outstanding issue is the antenna, and I have a question about that: the current aerial is at an angle (as in the picture below), but all CB antennas I've seen are vertical. If I installed an antenna at an angle would that cause major problems? I'm not too bothered if my range is a little reduced.

If it is important for the antenna to be vertical, are there any easy solutions for this? The aerial base has an M6 bolt connection and I have seen some Scania antennas can be attached directly to this. Is it possible to bend an antenna so that it is vertical, or would that cause damage?

Are you talking about the CB aerial that is now the only working aerial being at an angle?

If so I can't see why it will be an issue as long as it is not so low to whip anything or anyone.

Kirkynut