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Is there anyway I can use the OnStar antenna as a CB antenna? I never use onstar anyway...

No. It's designed for cell signals, not CB. Plus it's probably not long enough. Who uses CB anymore...

00Beast wrote:No. It's designed for cell signals, not CB. Plus it's probably not long enough. Who uses CB anymore...

Truckers....

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...

With the right adapter I'm sure you could, I think its just a standard BNC antenna connection.

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.

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.

No, you'd need some kind of adapter.

harofreak00 wrote:With the right adapter I'm sure you could, I think its just a standard BNC antenna connection.

okay thanks

00Beast wrote:Who uses CB anymore...

You would be surprised.. a LOT of people do, including my Dad and my neighbor.

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.

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.

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.

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.