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Anyone running 50watts or more with a late model chevy truck and a fender mount antenna? I know my last truck didn't like the 100 watts out VHF of an x9000 (temp setup) on a lip mount antenna...

Thinking about a dual band VHF/UHF Sti-Co http://www.sti-co.com/fmd.asp running 50 (maybe 100) watts VHF, and maybe 100 watts UHF with a 2004 Chevy with the V8. Just all the new trucks (or anything else) is using the computer to run everything these days.

Cant help you on the lip mount, but I was running 100watt VHF from an MCS2000 using the Sti-Co dual band on my 2004 Suburban w/o any issues.

That works. This is going to be on a 2004 Avalanche... My 97 Suburban didn't like it.

What sound package do you have?

I drive a Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (I forget if that's GM or Chevy)....

Running 50w out on a VHF Lip and a UHF and 800 NMO generates a buzzing noise on the speaker. (800/900 TX is at 15w, though)

Running a CDM1550 VHF at 50 Watts through a VHF 1/4 Wave on the front left fender of my 2004 Silveraod and works just fine.

My suburban has the premium sound system, the truck has the LT trim package so it has pretty much everything. All of the sti-co's that I have used or installed tend to cut out the am/fm when the VHF is transmitting but it has never affected the radio itself in a damaging way

Outstanding. That's what I wanted to hear. I have the LT/Z71 package, and just want to double check. Nothing sucks more after spending money and having to rewire..

I never had any problems on my 99 GMC sierra, when running 100 watt VHF Maratrac with a fender mounted 5/8 wave.