Antenna question

What brand antenna? What type of vehicle? What type of coax? What type of meter are you checking your swr with? The stock meters in the radios are not reliable at all for the most part. A good external swr meter should be used to check the swr.

 

A simple meter like this one is all you need ....

www.sparkyscbshack.com/catalog/item/1830790/2446246.htm

99% of the CB meters work just fine

 

you cant go by the internal meter,they are never right. if there is a radio shack close to you then you can get a swr meter from them
for about $30.00.it's not the best but its a lot better than the built in meter!

 

Well for starters that antenna and coax are both junk. Get some good coax like belden RG8 95% shielded or if you want some really good stuff some RG213. Get yourself a good antenna like a wilson 2000 or 5000 or even a 102" whip or choice of several others. The antenna is 95% of your setup. Any of the above antennas and a $30 radio you'll be getting out good and hearing good, or your tiger shark antenna and a $500 radio and you'll still sound like ####! Your choice. Not trying to be harsh just the truth.

 

Are you talking internal meters or external. If external then yes but those built in internal meters are pretty much useless on most lower end radios.

 

Yes. For a proper co-phased setup they should be at least 9 feet apart. A co-phase setup is a pain in the arse to setup properly. Most dual antenna setups are for looks only, one is usually a dummy antenna.

 

EXTERNAL .....

I have several I use from my BIRD down to a 40+ year old troughline CB one that works just fine on 2 meters.....