I fried my cobra 19

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by labronze, Apr 12, 2021.

  1. Apr 12, 2021 #1
    labronze

    labronze Bobtail Member

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    I couldn't bring the SRW low enough to tune the two 4' antennas, then they fried my set. I thing the two antennas were 1000 watts eash maybe to much wattage? Then I learned they needed to be at least 5 foot appart. So I reseached and found someone who said the dual two foot antennas worked perfectly. But I need more conformation feed back before I buy new antennas and another CB Radio, has anyone out there that can confirm or deny this?
     
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  3. Apr 12, 2021 #2
    Timin770

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    I'd use a single antenna on driver side as tall as possible
     
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  4. Apr 12, 2021 #3
    Ridgeline

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    First thing is to see if you have it setup right, describe in detail how it is setup. What type of coax, jumpers, antennas ... etc. ... .
     
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  5. Apr 13, 2021 #4
    Milkshakes

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    Rule of thumb is to keep both antennas at least 8ft apart.
     
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