Troubleshooting mylack of distance, receivng and transmitting.

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Pmracing, May 7, 2012.

  1. ramkatral

    ramkatral Heavy Load Member

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    Lmfao.... That's great
     
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  3. Hardlyevr

    Hardlyevr Road Train Member

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    Is that antenna lube organic or one of those nasty petrochemical compounds? Bio radio, I like the sound of that!
     
  4. Big_m

    Big_m Heavy Load Member

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    It's one of those nasty petro chemical compounds? But will make you the best of the best over the air waves.
     
  5. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    I am confused.

    What do I rub it on....

    Mikeeee
     
  6. Big_m

    Big_m Heavy Load Member

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    Antenna Lube goes on the antenna. From top to the bottom.
     
  7. mike5511

    mike5511 Road Train Member

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    So you guys are all saying that when I check my SWR on my slip seat rig with 18' foot of coax and the SWR is 1.7:1, and then check it with 9' of coax and its over 3:1 that what???? my meter is bad? I'm lying? you've read a book and it says it doesn't make any difference? Again, I know I'm not "tuning" the antenna by doing this, just masking the problem.

    Am I to infer that if you guys threw a radio in a truck, checked the SWR and found it dangerously high ( you already know it is a bonding/rf gnd. issue and not a too short or to long antenna problem) you don't have the time to fix the issue, and a longer piece of coax would result in a safe SWR reading, that you wouldn't use it????? If so that means your choices are talk on your radio with a 3:1 or greater SWR......or not talk at all. Not good choices IMHO.
     
  8. Big_m

    Big_m Heavy Load Member

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    Mike I understand what you are saying. I use to slipseat using a visegrip mounted antenna. I found that when I used a 12ft coax I saw a 1:5 match. But in the real world coax don't change SWR. Just forget about it!
     
  9. Jeremyc

    Jeremyc Light Load Member

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    Yeah, why is it not the other way around?

    How are you guys so sure that when you change the length of the coax it's not fooling the meter into thinking and acceptable swr is now a bad swr.

    You guys just think you're so smart :biggrin_25525:
     
  10. ramkatral

    ramkatral Heavy Load Member

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    It's not making the SWR better for the radio, Mike. It's making it THINK it's better. It's still doing the damage. That's what we're saying.
     
  11. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    go check your connectors on the 9' cable or else try a different one. Chances are better than average that you have a bad connector on it.
     
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