Bearcat 880 issues

I'd suspect the coax.

 

what are your swrs

if your talking about the radio swr meter dont use that that crap swr meters on radios are bad off use a external swr meter and dont pay attention to the warning light its just a play pretty

 

did u use a external meter? and the firesticks should recieve good are u sure your only gettin out 1 mile cuz alot of times guys are agravating and dont want to talk to u

 

u need to get u a external meter and if u dont find a shop ship it to me

 

I agree with the external. Then recheck. Yes, 1.5:1 is optimal, but 1.2:1 is good too.. You just don't want much higher than 1.5:1.

Take it to a shop for the more power wish.

I'd still be leery of the coax, I've not seen too many semis with decent coax setups from the factory.

 

alot of shops are rippin people off thats why i went into buisness other than that get it set up for a amp cuz 880 will do 22-25 watts tuned

 

It is your coax. There are several good threads on here about the Freightliner Cascadia and its radio problems. The best fix I've seen is run a new coax from the antenna to the radio and bypass all the factory stuff, and get a good quality antenna.