Galaxy DX979 tips

Well see that's what I'm thinking as well. I've always had a 25-watt radio and I've basically been able to outperform anyone around me and have no issues hearing or being heard. So I think I'll just do everything else you suggested, even the aftermarket external speaker just to improve the performance. As much as I like the idea of having 100 watts of output power, I don't like the idea of running a single power line from the battery just to an amplifier when I don't own the truck. As the W9 I will be getting is a company truck that I do plan on buying, but until I have my name on the title I don't want to be screwing with the electrical too much.

I've noticed as the days gone by my SWR has settled nicely at 1, so when I get fully shut down tonight I'm going to take the opportunity to look at the back and make sure that it's actually connected properly. If that solves the issue then I'm going to be looking towards getting the proper setup all planneds. I'll definitely look to use my Wilson 2000 as I've used them for years and have always loved them, I will be pulling my mic from the Shelf as I have one of the mics that you have suggested sitting at home with my old radio, I'll definitely be grabbing that external speaker to cut down on more background noise as that is an issue that I'm also having at the moment but I think it may just be this guy I'm running with radio. I also want to grab this antenna analyzer you mentioned and some backup coax cable, even though I don't think I'll need it in a brand new truck but who knows.

It's weird, I never had to put this much work into getting my Cobra classic 29 that was peaked and tuned working to the level that I wanted. But I guess that's the difference between an amateur CB and a real CB radio.

 

Sounds like it