Are there any good way to boost reception I have a Wilson 5000 tuned to a perfect1.0 so don't bother telling me a better antenna I know there is probably a few better but I would rather have a perfectly tuned one I have a cobra 29 ltd classic so what can I do?
reception power?
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by TackleBox, Mar 7, 2012.
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The only thing you can do is clean up the static a little by limiting electro magnetic disturbances like electric motors and altenater noises and to ensure you have the best ground you can get for your radio and antenna brackets
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How do I eliminate noise how exactly do I do that? And there's really nothing that can boost reception?
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about the only way to do anything to improve it is to get a full wave antenna.
I have had REALLY good luck going to a 5/8 wave steel whip.
But you don't have reception "power". It's all in minimizing noise and if anything, making sure you have a great ground plane.
My 2M mag mount works 10 times better on a 16" pizza pan than it does sitting on the floor in the house.
You can look at putting a small pizza pan at the base of the antenna to see if that would help. cut a hole in the middle of it and just put it in place like a washer.
To actually TUNE the antenna, you'd need a REAL analyzer and then trim the length of the steel whip until you get the correct SWR.
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A FULL WAVE antenna ? A 5/8 wave at 11 meters is about 22 foot .....
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his other alternative is creating a dipole.
Yeah, they are long. It's why they aren't used in mobile ops and the alternative is a trapped antenna.
Get ARRL's antenna book are something similar to understand what you need/want to do.
http://www.arrl.org/shop/The-ARRL-Antenna-Book/
I am not a member of ARRL, just borrowed the book. Lots of knowledge there.
Oh wait, Freebanders don't like taking advice from HAM's though -
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What type of reception are you getting now? And how far are you trying to pick-up? And you sure the problem is not on the TX unit end? Also there is a Mod that can boost reception by putting in a 2sc2999. But you just saying you need to increase your RX is not enough info to get good help. -
The farthest that wasent just static was probably like 10 or 15 miles I'm trying to pick up as far as possible lol. I was thinking about getting a 102'' antenna for my Wilson 5000. But not sure I want to risk giving up the perfect 1.0 swr I got not and I did use a professional meter to tune it my friend works at a truck repair place that's where I had it done. O and what's TX ? And what's a 2sc2999?
cuzzin it Thanks this.
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