Hello..I want to run a cb radio with a power amp.. it came out of my truck..can I plug this direct into unit or do I need battery
1761921
Depends on the size of the linear amp and how much current it uses. Should use battery.
1761922
Hi I'm joe yes u can is 12 v unit but make sure u comet the positive and negative in right way good luck and happy new year
1761923
This unit would have no trouble running the radio. But the power amp may need more than the max of this 55 amp unit to power it. In wich case for sure use a battery. Since you are using it for short bursts of high amps draw you would be ok. You need to know how many amps the unit draws and get a converter that is 30% or so higher.To get good Full signal output. DON`T STARVE THE AMP or it will eat it up soon.
1761924
It has a positive and negative 12volt hook up, but it is 55amp better check to make sure your CB can handle the amps. I use this to run all 12volt in my RV.
1695467
I already had power and antenna (used to have business band radio 153.020mhz) did have to change the base load and tune antenna for cb frequencies. If you use lighter socket for power and a magnetic mount antenna should be done in short order. The business band required power feed directly from battery and drilling roof for roof mount antenna (overkill for cb).
965374
Should work. Check to make sure your radio is the 3 pin type. There should be 2 pins closer together and 1 farther apart. This is pretty much standard of all the CB's from the late 80's to present. I have seen a few with dual pin plugs or three pin plugs that was equally spaced but they a very easily identified as such.
2093592
look at your amp wires. There should be 3: 2 big wires (power/red & ground/black) & a thin blue wire, which is your remote. This wire hooks up to your radio's on/off switch, this turning your amp on when your radio is on. If this your wires are not wired correctly, your amp will stay on when the radio is off and continue to drain your battery. I hope this helps...
1220054
It has a provision for a external radio/CB. I don't know anything about Your CB but I would say any standard output would work. The interface has a switch that you turn the knob to that allows CB/radio traffic to be played over the PA system. This would be used by a police officer in the event that he would need to hear his radio outside of his cruiser and he did not have a portable radio device with him. I would think you would be able to even hook up your car radio/cd player if you would chose. If you need help with your CB I would go on Amazon and ask people who own that specific modelbut in my experience most CB's have that capability.
1738025
This unit does need a power source. I tapped into one of the accessory power outlets in my 2005 Canyon. Works well. Sound is great.
1193944
No, you would have to buy a power supply. I would get a 30 amp to keep up with the watts of the radio.
1140715
I believe that this CB has a PA function, but you would have to buy the PA speaker yourself. As far as powering the unit, it is powered from your vehicle's 12v system. It comes with an in-line fuse attached but the ends of the wires are bare. i bought a 12v cigarette pug from Wal-Mart, so i could just plug it into the cigarette socket. Some complain that you dont get full power that way, or that you can get vehicle interference from it unless you hook it directly to your battery. I haven't had any interference and i've done the cigarette plug for the last 5-6 cb's i've installed.
1193065
Just the antenna, really. If you install the CB in a vehicle a magnetic mount antenna should come with a feed line that plugs into the back of the CB along with the antenna and a magnetic mount. I'm not sure if the power leads from the CB conclude to a DC car plug or terminate with no plug. I think no plug but you can purchase one at Radio Shack. There should be one that does not require soldering and installs in a few minutes.
1098779
A word to the wise....stay away from this radio. Doesn't matter what type of battery you use, it still sucks. The strongest power source available would be its internal power supply cord and there's no difference in reception between the batteries and the cord. It's a horrible radio and I hope you steer clear. Mick
95301
No Battery is required for this type of antennae. Never saw that in any description I've ever read about any CB antenna for that matter. You just stick a small box on the inside and the outside to the rear glass window and try to find an area that your electric heater glass wires don't concentrate heavily in. Screw on the antenna staff and tune it up and you ready to go. If you don't have a tuning meter I'd recommend taking it to a truck stop and see if they have a mechanic willing to help you tune it. Tuning is not required by I highly recommend it for any antenna.---Howdyp
1579675
No,the pickup dosent need a battery.make sure the port you plug into is the right one.if you can test it with a microphone.my pickup works great and see no reason why yours shouldn't.let me know.
1113956
it depends. it comes with 2 wires. if ur cb has an audio jack you may have to wire a 3.5mm male end on the speaker. if its just has 2 wires for the speaker than you just have to wire it in.
1983890
You need to get the 4.5 V battery's if that's what is required. 3.6V will not operate your radio properly.
1220055
It will work with your CO radio. It is the same as a speaker. Your CB may not have enough power to utilize the 100 watt range but it should sound just fine.
296284
It gets its power from your CB. It doesn't have a seperate power source, however, it is plenty loud. I have it hooked up to a Cobra 29 in a 1976 Peterbilt. The truck is so loud I can't hear myself think, but I have no problems hearing my CB at 50% volume with this speaker.
465840
It's not battery operated. It has a standard American grounded power cable. Just as a word of advice, battery operated amps sound like dookie.