|
The Ultimate Durango
Page 1
Intro, The Ultimate Durango Project Begins, The Transformation, Front Bumper, Grille, Winch, Fog Lights
Page 2
The Ultimate Durango Project continues, Lund MoonVisor, Tail Light Guards, Rear Bumper, Lighted License Plate Frame, Fiberglass Hood
Page 3
Engine Performance
Page 4
Car Stereo Unit & Speakers, Euro Antenna, Magellan GPS System
Page 5
Communication: Cobra CB Radio & Firestik CB Antenna
|
Keep this site alive!
If you find the material on this site useful, please
consider making a small PayPal donation to support my work and to
keep this site alive. Thank You!
This website works best with:
 |
Visit the Photo Gallery
The "Photo Gallery"
has some of my favorite pictures of my Durango, our family trips,
and others of interest.
|
 |
Durango-nology
|
Please check out the all new Durango-nology
section which is all about the first generation Dodge Durango.
I put this together for similar minded owners to serve as a compendium
of information and as a vehicle identification guide.
Check it out here... |
Link to SnowDigger.com
If you have a website or blog, and you enjoy the
information on this site, a link back would be greatly appreciated.
To download Banners or to find out on how to link to SnowDigger.com
Click here
|
Current Weather in my Hometown
The coldest temperature reported here
within the last 12 month has been -16°F
|
Help to fight Cancer!
The donation you make today will help to make a
difference in the quality of life of those battling with leukemia,
lymphoma and myeloma like me. Thanks!
 |
Support cancer research through a
donation.
Click
here
|
|
 |
Contact
Me
|
If you would like to email me or leave feedback
about the SnowDigger website please Click
here Thanks!
|
|
|
Communications Systems
I do travel the interstates and the back roads frequently and having a good communication system is a must. It is handy for many occasions like talking to your travel partner who is in the truck ahead of you or when someone is walking out with the winch cable and in need of basic instructions, adding a system to communicate is not only added safety, but makes life a whole lot easier too.
I am starting by choosing a quality CB radio for my vehicle. Many people believe CB radios are old fashioned and that a cell phone will work anywhere when you need to call for help. Nothing can be farther from the truth. There are thousands of square miles of the United States and also in Canada where cell phones do not work, even on interstate highways, but I have found many dead spots especially here in the Michigan UP .
If I should get stuck on the side of the road I can call for help with a CB radio. Truckers monitor channel 19 on the CB when they are driving. By having a CB radio in the vehicle I can ask the eighteen wheeler coming my way how the road conditions are up ahead.
When roads are icy or there is a wreck up ahead on the interstate I can find out exactly what is happening by listening in or switching to the build-in weather channels. Many state troopers still monitor channel 19 and will reply to calls for help.
After much research and talking to the CB in-crowd, I have choosen the Cobra 75 WX ST CB Radio to be the ideal CB radio for my needs. This CB radio is a remote mount mobile all-in-one handset and that's exactly the feature I like the most because this CB radio carries all its brainpower in its handset and it fits all comfortably in the palm of my hand. Now here's a cool idea!
|
|
 |
The Cobra CB offers besides the standard 40 CB channels also the NOAA weather stations and gives me the peace of mind I need while I explore this great land of ours in my Dodge Durango. This CB has 7 NOAA Weather Channels + 3 international ones!
 |
|
I also needed a CB antenna and I didn't want one which has the remote controlled truck look. You know the one... the truck/car with the single long whip antenna sticking straight up. Makes it look like if you had the right frequency you could get out your Futaba radio and park the truck.
I came across a website which showed the Firestik DS14-FG antenna installed on a vehicle and I fell in love with it's design and small footprint.
This antenna has exactly the sleek look I was looking for to put on the roof of my Durango!
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
I purchased both, the CB radio (here for ~$89) and the antenna (here for ~$45) from Amazon.com and qualified with this purchase for Amazon's free shipping deal. I remember very well that the install of the CB radio and antenna was, although time consuming, all-in-all an easy job.
|
Well, this is as far as I have it up on the page,
I am working hard to get the rest of this project written up,
please check back every day!
|
|
