General Lee SWR

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  1. johnethan77

    johnethan77 Bobtail Member

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    Was antenna. Changed antenna to old monkey made single coil whip and SWR 1.2 across 1-20-40 on high or low power
    Thanks for all the advice I appreciate it
     
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  3. wolverine11

    wolverine11 Road Train Member

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    I also have a general lee, 2 watts on low and 10 watts on high, and my swr is the same on both power settings. That meter should have a power setting of 10 and 100 watts for checking rf power output so i wouldnt think it would only be accurate for checking swr on 4 watt and less radios.
     
  4. johnethan77

    johnethan77 Bobtail Member

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    Yes it wasn't the meter it was my antenna, it had a crack in it
     
  5. wolverine11

    wolverine11 Road Train Member

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    Good deal, you will like that general lee real nice radio, i run mine barefoot in my f 150 with wilson 1000 and tx and rx 10 to 20 miles no problem.
     
  6. johnethan77

    johnethan77 Bobtail Member

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    Yeah i love it so far. So much better receive than my old cobra. But also get a lot more static, on the cobra usually run Rf gain 3/4 way up or more and barely 1/4 squelch to keep it quiet. On the general it's like I have to turn the Rf gain down to 1/2 and squelch all the way off to make it quiet, is yours like that?
     
  7. wolverine11

    wolverine11 Road Train Member

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    The static level on mine is not real noticable but im using mine in my pickup truck and it may be different in a big truck. Possibly the cb shop turned the receive up too high which some are known to do. I know that i used to get alot more static in a volvo than i do a freightliner so every vehicle is different.
     
  8. johnethan77

    johnethan77 Bobtail Member

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    Okay thanks. And yes I believe he might have turned it up to much because he told me he adjusted the receive
     
  9. wolverine11

    wolverine11 Road Train Member

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    The receive on mine has never been adjusted, and without knowledge of the cb shop in question i dont want to make untrue statements about their quality of work, but almost all of the radios i have purchased over the last 15 years, the receive was good out of the box and the extent of a tuneup if i paid for one was to turn modulation up to 90% to 95%, now i have found that i can do that myself but i prefer to have someone do it with the proper equipment so i know that it is set correctly.
     
  10. johnethan77

    johnethan77 Bobtail Member

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    Yea I agree with you. I believe I'm gonna get it re-adjusted by a more reliable tech that I know, thanks for the info
     
  11. rabbiporkchop

    rabbiporkchop Road Train Member

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    A proper tune Involves realigning the receiver as well as the transmitter
     
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