CB's for off road use?

[Zoomad75]

Does anybody else use them for off roading? I've got a setup that I'm working to install and came up with a slick idea for mounting an antenna from a bracket that goes through the quarter to tailgate gap.

While its not as optimum of a mounting point for the antenna as it would be on the roof for range, it should be ok for trail rides with 1-2 mile distances. With my antenna I should have over half of it above the roof so not all the signal is absorbed/blocked by the roof.

My 75 k5 has the full fiberglass top so magnet mounting to the roof isn't an option. My bracket idea should work on first gen K5's too.

Anybody here fool with CB's enough to see a problem with my intended mounting?

I'll take a pic of my fabricated bracket tomorrow and post it up.