Major CB Radio problems, please help
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You have to calibrate the meter on the radio before you start tuning and make sure the radio has a very good ground both at the radio and the antennas. I would look at hooking only one antenna up to get better performance out of it.
What type of antenna do you have? Is it a cut to tune or a top loaded antenna? If its a top loaded antenna all you have to is move the rod at the top of the antenna in or out to tune it. If its a cut to tune antenna you have to remove the cap and pull and cut off of the wire in the antenna to get it to the desired SWR. When you do this less is more.
What type of antenna do you have? Is it a cut to tune or a top loaded antenna? If its a top loaded antenna all you have to is move the rod at the top of the antenna in or out to tune it. If its a cut to tune antenna you have to remove the cap and pull and cut off of the wire in the antenna to get it to the desired SWR. When you do this less is more.
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Make sure the supplied cable is 75-ohm and not 50.
Insure both antennae and radio are well grounded as mentioned above. (That would be the first thing I'd verify, since things are worse when the engine is running.)
When tuning, be sure to adjust both antennae the same amount each time (and do not connect and tune each independently. They "play" off each other and change the overall SWR).
Duals on a "narrow-body" vehicle can be difficult to tune at all. Running a single whip may be better. Remember if you decide to do this, though, that you'll need to change to 50-ohm coax.
Where do you have the antennae mounted?
Andy
Insure both antennae and radio are well grounded as mentioned above. (That would be the first thing I'd verify, since things are worse when the engine is running.)
When tuning, be sure to adjust both antennae the same amount each time (and do not connect and tune each independently. They "play" off each other and change the overall SWR).
Duals on a "narrow-body" vehicle can be difficult to tune at all. Running a single whip may be better. Remember if you decide to do this, though, that you'll need to change to 50-ohm coax.
Where do you have the antennae mounted?
Andy
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Andy
Last edited by OhioLariat; 01-26-2010 at 09:35 AM.
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"The antennas are grounded to the mounts," but are the mounts well-grounded to the truck? Where are they mounted? Also what body-style is your truck? A whip mounted to the bed rail of a straight-side will be fine. The panel is made of metal. On a flare-side, they're fiberglass, so that won't work.
The best solution for a truck like ours is really a single antenna mounted in the center of the cab roof. A K40 or Wilson 1000 magnet mount would probably be my choice.
Andy