I have an external swr watt meter... i had my 148gtl tuned with low swr... today i put my meter on and im getting readings of 2-3... any idead it wasnt snowing when i set it a couple weeks ago but it is today... would that cause problems
swr changes
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by rambobill, Mar 4, 2012.
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The short answer is "yes".
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Ok... your right..checked it again today with clear weather and no snow and swr is good again... but if the snow is on antenna again and it makes swr high, will that hurt my radio or is it just misreading the measurement
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Knock the snow off of it before transmitting and you'll be fine...Or get a Big old Amp and melt the snow off!:smt077
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The less power you push the less likely you will be to have a problem.
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Heck we ger snow about every 15 years .....
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I'dl like to thank you for that myself.
I am an avid SWR watcher as I run a mosfet-200 midnight special (x-force) amp off a DX-979. Antenna is a 102" s/s whip. SWR is 1.2 barefoot @ 8 dead-key /35 swing. When the amps on, SWR (inline meter between the amp and antenna) SWR is 2.5-3 until I modulate. Durring modulation with the amp on, SWR drops to 1.5 and fluctuates with the modulation.
I talk FAR barefoot & as far as Jamaca & Aloha with the amp on AM. Just wondering whatcha think on the swr thing.
"DX1775/Singleshot"Last edited: Mar 7, 2012
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