CB Radio/antenna issue

Hello all and thanks for your assistance. Please allow me to provide all of you the following parameters I received after many attempt to tune my antenna taking into consideration all of you comments:

Here are my current parameters after tuning antenna:
1. Channel 1=1.5
2. Channel 40=1.3
3. Channel 19=1.5
4. Channel 20=1.5
Note 1: The needle on my internal SWR meter stays at 1.5 on channels 1-20.
Note 2: The needle on my internal SWR meter begins to fall from channel 21-40. Approx. 1.5 for channel
21 to 1.3 on channel 40.
Note 3: When I key the mic, the RX/TX turns from Green to Red. The antenna Red light indicator light does not come on when I key the mic from channels 1-40.

I believe I have a good SWR for channels 1-40. Please examine the parameters and let me know if I am ok and within tolerance and that I have a tuned antenna and can use my cb radio I do not want to damage my cb radio but I want to be able to transmit at least the 5 miles.

Please tell me what you think and again thanks for your assistance.
tedd

 

My goodness...you all are so gracious to to have an interest on my behalf. And the extent of your knowledge and recommendations are well taken. With your assistance, I have become very educated and feel confident that you all have put me on the right track for troubleshooting and tuning my antenna. By the way, my new antenna is mounted in about the center of the roof with a magnet mounted TRAM 300 antenna. The coax is routed through my back truck window to the cb radio under my dash. The slack of the cable is wound in a figure 8 configuration.

Following recommendations, I raised the antenna very slightly. I was able to get a lower SWR on channel 20 to about 1.3 from 1.5 and on channel 40 from 1.3 to barely above 1.0 when I key the mic. Channel 1 moves up slightly. However the RED antenna light comes on from channels 9-40 but does not come on from channels 1-8 when I key the mic. Please note that the antenna light does not come on from channels 1-40 when the antenna is in the position before I raised it slightly.

So I guess the question is: Is there a real difference in performance and range from 1.5 to 1.3 on channel 20 and 1.3 to barely above 1.0 on channel 40? If not, then I think I will return my antenna to its original position and not have the Antenna light come on. What do you all think? Am I good to go?

As several of you suggested, the readings I currently have with the ANT light not coming on are fine and adjusting the readings would probably not make a lot of difference.

Thanks again for your knowledge and recommendations. I believe I am getting there and possibly should leave well enough alone. Again what are your thoughts.

Thanks in advance.