Mopar tailgate reinforcement and CB antenna mount

[unknownsolo]

Sorry to revive. I am doing the same thing as op. Everything is working great when I am parked, but the signal starts cutting out as soon as I go a little faster than 5 mph. Do you all know why?

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[tomk62]

Sorry to revive. I am doing the same thing as op. Everything is working great when I am parked, but the signal starts cutting out as soon as I go a little faster than 5 mph. Do you all know why?

Can you give more details? Not sure what you mean by "signal starts cutting out".

 

[unknownsolo]

Listen to this test while I am driving. In the last 10 seconds, the Jeep is fully stopped at the light, and you can tell right away that the signal is much better. It starts cutting out again as soon as I start driving.

Test:
https://whyp.it/tracks/163340/test?token=hAQQV

 

[Mark75H]

Bad/weak connection somewhere. Review them all.

 

[PriamX]

Same as the OP? I did mine the same way too. An easy check if it's caused by wind on the antenna: fire up your CB, and use your hand to start gently pushing the antenna backwards and see if it becomes intermittent (or cuts out entirely). What you're looking to expose here is a connectivity issue at the antenna mount.

There are several parts back there that all need to have solid connections: the quick release, the spring, the fire-ring having a good ground to the tailgate, and, of course, the bolt fastening it all to the tailgate.

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