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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cowboy Mac" data-source="post: 5470663" data-attributes="member: 59074">You didn’t hear a single word because our antenna systems are garbage. A lot of times coax cable straight from factory in a new truck is bad. Also the typical antenna mounting location I’ve seen on UPS tractors is on the headache rack, which is the worst place you can have an antenna for transmit and receive. The best would be dual antennas mounted on the mirrors. Also in our contract it says radios cannot be more than 4 watts, which is basically a stock radio. Even a Cobra 29, properly tuned, should get about 16-20 watts. Wattage meaning transmit power. So with a bad antenna system and a 4 watt radio you ain’t talking to anybody unless they’re inside your truck.</blockquote>