6/10/2023 0 Comments Cobra 75 wx st![]() ![]() Since Bob’s TJ doesn’t have any big trucker mirrors, the clamp was not needed. Right Channel Radio uses the higher quality stainless steel (FireStik offers this in chromed too) version of this mount. While Bob’s TJ is slated for a new bumper later this year, he wanted to try what was there so we decided to place the mount on his off-road bumper. Tire carriers and bumpers are two places commonly used for mounting antennas. That being said, it will also support a 5′ tall antenna on a flat vertical surface. This mount, made by FireStik, is primarily designed to attach to the large mirrors found on 18 wheelers. Right Channel Radios carries a large selection of Firestik products, and offers three different Firestik mounting options with the Cobra Jeep Kit. FireStik 3-Way Antenna Mount Installation This will hopefully make it easier to find exactly what you need or if you are new to the CB game, just start at the beginning and work your way through to the end. Since the off-road kit is comprised of several components, I’ve done write-ups for each part of the kit. It means one less trip to the local Radio Shack or truck stop to find a suitable external speaker once the installation is done. (This is a common complaint found in the on-line Jeep forums.) I was very happy to see they had remembered our discussion and included the speaker. The small speaker in the Cobra 75 isn’t up to the task. While the radio works well in an enclosed vehicle, running a Jeep down the highway with half doors and big tires makes for a lot of background noise. I had previously told RCR that if they were bundling a kit with the Cobra 75, they needed to included an external speaker. As with the Uniden kit, you can choose from three different antenna mounting solutions. Along with the Cobra radio came the 3-way antenna mount (as previously mentioned), SWR meter and patch cable, a 4′ Wilson Flex, Fire-Stik coax cable, and an external speaker. Similar to the Uniden Off-Road CB Kit, the Cobra kit comes with everything you need to get yourself up and running. We agreed to meet within a few days and get it installed. He had been looking at the Cobra 75 the previous week and so was delighted to hear that the off-road kit I was providing was in fact the same radio. I got in touch with him and discovered that he was indeed looking to put a CB in his rig. A friend of mine, Bob, had recently lifted his ’01 TJ and had ran a few trails. Most (all?) of the folks I routinely wheel with have a CB in their Jeep so that list wasn’t going to get me anywhere quick. Now….the only thing that remained was to find a recipient for the Cobra kit. We agreed that I would help with the installation (along with the TJ’s owner) and I would do the product review. RCR agreed to my suggestion that I find a CB-less TJ in the Phoenix area that could use the Cobra Off-Road CB Kit. The kit would contain the 3-way antenna mount and I honestly didn’t need another antenna mount (nor the associated mounting holes) on my TJ. I agreed to do the review as long as I didn’t have to install the kit in my TJ. I think a week went by and I received another e-mail from their sales manager asking me if I would be willing to review their Cobra Off-Road CB Kit. After finishing the odds and ends associated with my Uniden Off-Road CB Kit review, I told the folks at Right Channel Radios CB Radio and Antenna Shop that if they wanted any other products reviewed, they could give me a shout and we could discuss what and when. ![]()
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