Co-Phase tuning problem

Start with the antenna that tunes at 1.1, move it to the other side and see if it also tunes the same. If not, then use the coax from the known good side and move it over. If not then bring the mount over from the good side. At some point through elimination you should find what the issue is.

 

Did you say that you tried using the one antenna on both sides???? Meaning, you took the antenna that tuned and put it on the other side??? If not then you possibly have a bad antenna. Take an ohm meter and check the antenna. Put one lead on the bottom portion of the antenna and one lead on the top of the antenna. You should have continuity. If you show open then you have a bad antenna.

Also, are you using a seperate 50 ohm coax for individual antenna tuning???

Cophased harnesses use 75 ohm coax for each side while a single phased antenna uses 50 ohm coax. It might make a difference in the tuning.



Personally, I would not bother with it on a jeep. It is probly going to hurt your range since the antennas will be way too close together.

Heck I switched to a single on the big truck. Got sick of dealing with two antennas etc. The only thing I lost was a little to the side and back due to the signal being blocked by the trailer when close to the other radio. But farther away every thing is great.

 

You can always throw the other one up there as a "dummy" if you want the look

 

That's what I was gonna suggest....there are more out there that are "dummies" than you think!

 

What kind of mount is it???? Kinda wondering if the antenna was not grounding out in the mount or something.

But anyway, I have two antennas on the truck but only one hooked up. LOL.

 

This man knows what he is talking about, I will not necessarily go with the whip ant as I know you will do better with a good qualit 5/8 ant, I would suggest for your vehicle go to a commercial communication specialist and buy a Larsen 5/8 you will find it is just over $100.00 and will look much better and perform better on your vehicle than any truckstop co-phased system or for that matter any truckstop single ant. Use a good quality 50 ohm coax only a couple of feet longer than you need from the ant top radio and cut the whip for best match and you will not be dissapointed with either the looks or the performance. TOM REED VE6TG

 

True!

Wrong...nothing is better than a steel whip for CB on a vehicle.