Oden's Beast
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Well, it took way longer than anticipated, and many will ask why I even bothered with us all having our cell phones now. Yes, I also have Starlink, which can surely replace a CB too, but I’m inherently a product of the ’70s. I’ve used CBs off-road when cell service often disappeared, and they’ve been an incredibly useful tool leaving and returning home after hurricanes—not to mention listening to trucker conversations on my daily commute (chef’s kiss). 
Power runs to the CB from my frunk-located winch battery. The antenna wire runs to the B-pillar base (floor trim removed), up through the center of it, and then out the same hole as the light bar power. Then it continues along my Urander cap’s top rail and terminates at a custom bracket mounted to the top right rear of the Urander bed cap. I went with a full 102” whip (quarter wave) to get the absolute best reception and lowest SWR possible (it’s literally 1.0). The whip is held down for daily driving via an insulated clip. When clipped down, it still fits into my garage without hitting it too.
The radio itself is mounted to a custom fabricated top that replaced the stock cap of a Cybergearco center console. I was originally going to fab the console part too, but when I saw the console advertised, it was a no-brainer. It fits the opening perfectly, its aesthetic is way better than anything I could have made, and there’s even storage below it. Radio is a President, model George FCC, and it has been modified for increased power (let’s just say as high as legally allowed).
This project took way more effort than anticipated—three full tries for the console top (fitting it) and two for the antenna mount—but I really do like the final result. Just putting it out there so you can see it’s definitely possible!
https://www.cybergearco.com/products/center-console-organizer-shelf-cybertruck
https://urander.com/products/bed-rack
Power runs to the CB from my frunk-located winch battery. The antenna wire runs to the B-pillar base (floor trim removed), up through the center of it, and then out the same hole as the light bar power. Then it continues along my Urander cap’s top rail and terminates at a custom bracket mounted to the top right rear of the Urander bed cap. I went with a full 102” whip (quarter wave) to get the absolute best reception and lowest SWR possible (it’s literally 1.0). The whip is held down for daily driving via an insulated clip. When clipped down, it still fits into my garage without hitting it too.
The radio itself is mounted to a custom fabricated top that replaced the stock cap of a Cybergearco center console. I was originally going to fab the console part too, but when I saw the console advertised, it was a no-brainer. It fits the opening perfectly, its aesthetic is way better than anything I could have made, and there’s even storage below it. Radio is a President, model George FCC, and it has been modified for increased power (let’s just say as high as legally allowed).
This project took way more effort than anticipated—three full tries for the console top (fitting it) and two for the antenna mount—but I really do like the final result. Just putting it out there so you can see it’s definitely possible!
https://www.cybergearco.com/products/center-console-organizer-shelf-cybertruck
https://urander.com/products/bed-rack
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