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Summary: Watch and learn from our expert how to hook up your CB Radio in this free how-to video on properly knowing and using a CB radio.
William Mullowney's passion for communications and radios began at the young age of fourteen. Although he has never gone to school or taken a class on this subject, he has studied many...read more
"What you will need on the antenna with CB is using a magnetic antenna with a wire coming in their window which screws into the antenna socket on back of the radio. They then take this antenna and place it on the roof of their vehicle and they can store it in the truck when it is not in use. The other requirement of the CB is that you hook 12 volts power up to the back of your CB radio; black being the ground wire and red being the power wire. Most CB’ers finds it easy to put a cigarette lighter plug on this connection and plug it into their cigarette lighter so they can unplug it and put the radio in the trunk out of sight when they are not using it. The CB does not require much current and is pretty easy to hook up in the automobile. "
eHow Article: How to Hook Up a CB Radio