{"id":12918,"date":"2022-02-18T12:40:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=12918"},"modified":"2024-08-16T20:42:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:42:53","slug":"twin-fixed-cb-aerials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=12918","title":{"rendered":"Twin fixed CB aerials &amp; connection points."},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Our reasoning and expectations behind this.<\/strong><br>As we have two handheld <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=7395\">portable CB units<\/a> it seemed a good idea to be able to connect them both to external aerials if they are being used in the van hopefully they will not interfere with each other. we are also considering the idea of adding lightning arrestors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twin-fixed CB aerials.<\/strong><br><strong>Twin CB aerial connection points &amp; power supply.<br>Lightning arrestors, <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(under urgent consideration).<\/span><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>Twin fixed aerials.<br><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(one-fitted connected through the gap at the top of the door, the second still needs fitting).<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-02.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-02.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-02-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-02-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-02-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-02-768x1137.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"1374\"><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-03.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-03.jpg 1812w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-03-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-03-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-03-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-03-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aral-03-1536x859.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1812\" height=\"1013\"><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twin CB aerial connection points &amp; power supply<em>,<\/em> <\/strong><em><strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(see dashboard).<\/span><\/strong><br><\/em><strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Artist&#8217;s impression may change, (sorry poor picture will be replaced ASAP). <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><br>The top left &amp; right, 12v power supply.<br>The top center connection is for the external speaker mic. <br>The bottom left &amp; right, coax cable aerial connections.<br>The bottom central nob is the CB aerial input selector<strong> <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(both to left &#8211; both to right &#8211; or split).<\/span><\/strong><\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19257\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Air-con-and-Arial-connection-panel-02.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Air-con-and-Arial-connection-panel-02.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Air-con-and-Arial-connection-panel-02-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Air-con-and-Arial-connection-panel-02-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Air-con-and-Arial-connection-panel-02-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Air-con-and-Arial-connection-panel-02-768x468.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1270\" height=\"774\"><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><strong>More info and photos and a full write-up to follow soon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>In-use <em>reviews.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>Our conclusions.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pros.<br><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cons.<\/strong><br><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other related or affected items.<\/strong><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=7395\">Handheld CB radios.<\/a><\/em><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interchangeable CB aerials.<\/em><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CB aerial connection in the back of the van.<\/em><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recessed waterproof access points for CB aerial cables, in the roof.<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"> (<a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5656\">see bodywork<\/a>).<\/span><strong><br><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Our reasoning and expectations behind this.As we have two handheld portable CB units it seemed a good idea to be able to connect them both to external aerials if they are being used in the van hopefully they will not interfere with each other. we are also considering the idea of adding lightning arrestors. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=12918\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Twin fixed CB aerials &amp; 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