OnStar Antenna.. able to use as CB Antenna?

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OnStar Antenna.. able to use as CB Antenna?

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Is there anyway I can use the OnStar antenna as a CB antenna? I never use onstar anyway...
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No. It's designed for cell signals, not CB. Plus it's probably not long enough. Who uses CB anymore...
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00Beast wrote:No. It's designed for cell signals, not CB. Plus it's probably not long enough. Who uses CB anymore...
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00Beast wrote:No. It's designed for cell signals, not CB. Plus it's probably not long enough. Who uses CB anymore...
I don't care if it's long enough or not.. just wondering if the end of it would screw into a cb...
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With the right adapter I'm sure you could, I think its just a standard BNC antenna connection.
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The wavelength for CB band is almost 40 feet long. Antennas usually come in 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 wavelengths. The 1/4 is the common big one you see on trucks. An antenna as small as the OnStar one won't work very well, even if you connected it.
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bonnevillain wrote:The wavelength for CB band is almost 40 feet long. Antennas usually come in 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 wavelengths. The 1/4 is the common big one you see on trucks. An antenna as small as the OnStar one won't work very well, even if you connected it.
like i said... it doesn't matter how big the antenna is or if it will work well.. i just need to know if it will screw into a cb.. period.
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No, you'd need some kind of adapter.
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harofreak00 wrote:With the right adapter I'm sure you could, I think its just a standard BNC antenna connection.
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00Beast wrote:Who uses CB anymore...
You would be surprised.. a LOT of people do, including my Dad and my neighbor.
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00Beast wrote:No. It's designed for cell signals, not CB. Plus it's probably not long enough. Who uses CB anymore...
After being involved with a Tacoma forum I found that all of the off road guys and gals have a CB set up in the truck.

I also found that it cost a lot more to go slow and over rocks than it does to go fast in a 1/4 mile. :eek2:
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00Beast wrote:No. It's designed for cell signals, not CB. Plus it's probably not long enough. Who uses CB anymore...
I used to run one when I was traveling every weekend from Fort Benning, GA to Tampa, FL. I used it to try and get a heads up on speed traps etc. :)
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You should be able to find a very cheap adapter that goes from BNC to whatever the CB connection is, probably $10 or so. Also, you can replace the OnStar whip with a CB whip available at RadioShack very easily. They make through-the-glass CB antennas that use the same screw-in portion as the OnStar whip - it's as simple as unscrewing/screwing lol.
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RJGill84 wrote:You should be able to find a very cheap adapter that goes from BNC to whatever the CB connection is, probably $10 or so. Also, you can replace the OnStar whip with a CB whip available at RadioShack very easily. They make through-the-glass CB antennas that use the same screw-in portion as the OnStar whip - it's as simple as unscrewing/screwing lol.
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Bonneville92V688 wrote:
00Beast wrote:Who uses CB anymore...
You would be surprised.. a LOT of people do, including my Dad and my neighbor.
My brother is 18 and has a CB radio in both of his two cars, a 92 Camaro and an 2000 Intrepid.
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