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[hogheritage04]

Red,

 Can you post again the numbers and price for these antenna from J & M.  Thanks

[bisounours]

Price : 39.99 $US each

the reference is :
CB or AM/FM Ant Staff Upgrade ‘89-‘07 Harley Trunk Mount ONLY  HRUP-ATM  

http://www.jmcorp.com/ProductDetail.asp?PF=6&ProductID=HRUP-ATM

Regards [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

Jacques

[Eqcons]

Eqcons, if you have trouble finding the stuff local, let me know and I will mail it to you at cost.

Thanks Arctic.

Jim

[ultrafxr]

Price : 39.99 $US each

the reference is :
CB or AM/FM Ant Staff Upgrade ‘89-‘07 Harley Trunk Mount ONLY  HRUP-ATM  

http://www.jmcorp.com/ProductDetail.asp?PF=6&ProductID=HRUP-ATM

Regards [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

Jacques

Ordered mine from Sierra Electronics -http://www.sierra-mc.com/proddetail.asp?prod=JM%2DHRUP%2DATM - (great folks) for $34 each plus $5.50 for shipping.  Only problem is that when they arrived today it looks like UPS drove their truck over the package.  All torn up.  Can't tell if antennas are damaged but packaging sure is.  Anyway, filed a claim with UPS who called Sierra and they shipped new set today.  Bummer, but I should have them in a couple days.

[magicl1]

I didn't get a chance to get out to Radio Shack yet, but as soon as I can, I'll try and procure the parts...Looks like a very straight forward setup and the cables should be easy to make.  I have a bunch of spare patch cables with standard PL-259's on them that all I need is the two specific connectors...
Cheers,  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
Red

Red,
Where should one connect the SWR tester for the the best reading? (Tour Trunk or at the radio under the faring?)

I have previously hooked up to the connection in the Tour Trunk.  I just installed the JMC's last night and after the calibration of the meter, I still get a reading well over 3.0.  I did not move the bike out of the garage for the test.  Appreciate your feedback.

[Eqcons]

Red,
Where should one connect the SWR tester for the the best reading? (Tour Trunk or at the radio under the faring?)

I have previously hooked up to the connection in the Tour Trunk.  I just installed the JMC's last night and after the calibration of the meter, I still get a reading well over 3.0.  I did not move the bike out of the garage for the test.  Appreciate your feedback.

Ideally at the radio under the fairing.  There's a post elsewhere covering this ...... hang on...... Yup,

http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1168552779

Also, in this thread, Red said "If you go to the back of the radio and get the same SWR readings, chances are it could be your coax is pinched, kinked, or bent badly...a simple check would be to connect your meter to the back of the radio, then make about an 8 ft cable (approximate length of factory coax from radio to tour pak), with the appropriate plugs on it and run it from your meter to the connector in the tour pak.  If you get better SWR readings, then you have a bad coax run on your bike.  Better still if you make the cable the same length as the factory cable, then if your coax is bad, you can replace it with the one you made, by simply adding the smaller connector to the other end and attaching that to the radio."

Which is first class advice!

As Red (& Beagle) point out, if the cable back to the TourPak is severely bent or kinked, that will cause a high SWR.

Jim

[RedDevil]

Ordered mine from Sierra Electronics -http://www.sierra-mc.com/proddetail.asp?prod=JM%2DHRUP%2DATM - (great folks) for $34 each plus $5.50 for shipping.  Only problem is that when they arrived today it looks like UPS drove their truck over the package.  All torn up.  Can't tell if antennas are damaged but packaging sure is.  Anyway, filed a claim with UPS who called Sierra and they shipped new set today.  Bummer, but I should have them in a couple days.

Might as well order them directly from J&M, they have free shipping.  Not to say anything is wrong with Sierra, so no slight on them intended.

Sorry for not getting back to all of the inquiries made to me today.  I've been working, gasp, and have been away from the computer all day.    Thanks to those that picked up the slack for me and posted the part numbers and one of my previous posts.  

Cheers  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif],
Red

[hogheritage04]

Thanks everyone for the help.  I ordered mine today direct from J&M, and with free shipping.  They should be here next week.  They re-iterated that they should be good to go as soon as I receive them.  I will see how they perform, and if not great, then I will try the extra cable trick.  Thanks again for all the great help and advice.  Here's to the best group of bikers out there!  [smiley=drink.gif]

[RedDevil]

Thanks everyone for the help.  I ordered mine today direct from J&M, and with free shipping.  They should be here next week.  They re-iterated that they should be good to go as soon as I receive them.  I will see how they perform, and if not great, then I will try the extra cable trick.  Thanks again for all the great help and advice.  Here's to the best group of bikers out there!  [smiley=drink.gif]

Hog,
Good luck and I hope that fixes your SWR problem.  Happy CB'ing and "Catch ya on the flip side, good buddy!" [smiley=earmuffs.gif]
Cheers [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif],
Red

[magicl1]

Ideally at the radio under the fairing.  There's a post elsewhere covering this ...... hang on...... Yup,

http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1168552779

Also, in this thread, Red said "If you go to the back of the radio and get the same SWR readings, chances are it could be your coax is pinched, kinked, or bent badly...a simple check would be to connect your meter to the back of the radio, then make about an 8 ft cable (approximate length of factory coax from radio to tour pak), with the appropriate plugs on it and run it from your meter to the connector in the tour pak.  If you get better SWR readings, then you have a bad coax run on your bike.  Better still if you make the cable the same length as the factory cable, then if your coax is bad, you can replace it with the one you made, by simply adding the smaller connector to the other end and attaching that to the radio."

Which is first class advice!

As Red (& Beagle) point out, if the cable back to the TourPak is severely bent or kinked, that will cause a high SWR.

Jim

Thanks Jim.
I thought I had read something about that.  (short term memory sucks!).  Guess I have to open up the faring to run another check....Hmmm wonder how I am going to explain this to the service writer if I do have a kink in the cable.  They did not know what I was talking  [smiley=nixweiss.gif] about 1 year ago when I suggested they check the SWR on the stock whips (not to say the mechanic would not).
I am getting similar readings on the JMC's as I did from the Freedoms.  (I can start selling antennas very soon on e-bay )

[bisounours]

Morning all !

I received my antennas from J&M.
Very fast delivery and excellent packaging.
 [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
Jacques

[RedDevil]

Morning all !

I received my antennas from J&M.
Very fast delivery and excellent packaging.
 [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
Jacques

Jacques,
Be sure to let us know what you think of them after you get them mounted.
cheers  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif],
Red

[bisounours]

No problem, RedDevil 8-)
Thanks for your attention  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
My bike is not delivered before April 2007

I hope you'll finish all tests  [smiley=drink.gif]

Best regards
Jacques

[07SEUC_KC]

Well I have spent the last hour reading this thread. Gotta say those J&M people are great. I had the J&M 2003 handlebar mount CB on my RK Custom with problems. My dealer installed it. Their first one. Worked with J&M over the phone and all came out good with a few tweeks. Ended up working better that some HK's that I toured with. Looking forward to get rid of my whips on the new SEUC.

Thanks for all your input    [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]

MF in KC

[RedDevil]

Well I have spent the last hour reading this thread. Gotta say those J&M people are great. I had the J&M 2003 handlebar mount CB on my RK Custom with problems. My dealer installed it. Their first one. Worked with J&M over the phone and all came out good with a few tweeks. Ended up working better that some HK's that I toured with. Looking forward to get rid of my whips on the new SEUC.

Thanks for all your input    [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]

MF in KC

MF,
Glad that this thread helped you.  You're right, the J&M people are great.  Great tech support and sales.  And they stand behind their product 100%.  You'll like the shorties.  I finally got the parts from Radio Shack to make the patch cable, now just looking for a good day to take the ride out and do an SWR check.
Cheer [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif],
Red