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[paconico1992]

Adding a cb on my 16 SG. Any ideas for antenna placement? Under fairing like fm/am antenna? What’s my options if any?
Thanks

[grc]

I'm no expert on CB radio, but we do have a few on the site.  What kind of range are you looking for with your CB?  The answer to that question will help determine what kind and size antenna you will need.  I seriously doubt a hidden antenna would be an acceptable choice.

Jerry

[Homer 661]

J and M Electronics hidden (fairing) antenna

[fred786]

Had the J&M hidden on my 2016 CVO SG and it worked well.  Don't expect the range you would get with the wip but it is decent.  Easy install.  They include the one sided stick on clips so you can run it up on the inside of the bat wing.

[paconico1992]

With a SG CVO rear fender and no tour pac where can the antenna be placed? I’d like to get a range of one mile and something low profile.

[cvosjoe]

With a SG CVO rear fender and no tour pac where can the antenna be placed? I’d like to get a range of one mile and something low profile.

Here is where I have put the cb antenna on my last 3 CVO Street Glides and now on my 2020 Road Glide Special. Very easy to make a small angle bracket to fit. I do group rides on a weekly basis and have tried the J&M and HD hidden antenna and they dont work well. Line of sight maybe a 1/4 mile but in the mountains on curvy roads you're lucky to get 200 yards. I can only attach one picture so I'll post a couple others.

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[cvosjoe]

Another angle

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[cvosjoe]

Another

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[grc]

Here is where I have put the cb antenna on my last 3 CVO Street Glides and now on my 2020 Road Glide Special. Very easy to make a small angle bracket to fit. I do group rides on a weekly basis and have tried the J&M and HD hidden antenna and they dont work well. Line of sight maybe a 1/4 mile but in the mountains on curvy roads you're lucky to get 200 yards. I can only attach one picture so I'll post a couple others.

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Thus my earlier comment.  CB range is highly dependent on the antenna, and so far I've never heard of a short hidden antenna that can come close to the performance of a good external antenna.  If you can't get more than a quarter mile range, why bother installing a CB?  And at 200 yards perhaps hand signals would be as good? 

There comes a time when actual performance has to outweigh the desire to look cool.

JMHO - Jerry