Red Ant light of death.

If the OP's radio is a Cobra 29, then VR6 needs to be adjusted in order to stop the antenna light from coming on. Unfortunately the factory doesn't do a very good job of testing. There are other threads on this forum dealing with this same subject.

 

You are wrong. The antenna light is suppose to come on when the antenna's swr is high, like 3.1 or more. Doesn't matter if you are talking. Just FYI.

 

It sounds like either a high swr problem,or you need to get your ant light on your radio adjusted.

If a shop ran new coaxle,they should have checked swr,so i'll go with the 2nd.

 

Just a little FYI.

some times those cheap variable resistors that are used on these radio will change their wiper position with the vibration of the truck or vehicle.

so when I have done is to use a paint pen to just put a drop of paint on the wiper away from contact point to keep it from moving.

 

Just going by my radio manufacturers radio instructions?
But what do they know they just make the radio.
I’m sure they never actually used a radio before so that’s probably why they made the mistake in the instructions.

 

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What radio is this? I've never seen it in the cobra 29 radios instructions book. I've owned (and still do) several 29 radios and none of them had the antenna warning light come on or blink while transmitting. If it does then you probably have RF ground issues with your antenna system. Common mode current on the coax could make the AWI light flicker while talking. Or VR6 is mis-adjusted. The only red light that should be on while keying up the mic, is the RX/TX light.

 

Just wondering if your radio is a new 29 ltd classic? Or is it older?

 

On page 6 of the cobra 29 ltd manual on the internet, it says... NOTE: antenna indicator LED will illuminate when TX if SWR is high.

 

My light as per the instruction manual lights up red when transmitting and flashes only when there is an SWR issue?