A little wil wilson will out do that k30 and is almost the same price, no comparison.
If you decide to keep using a mag mnt, go with a wilson, k40 antennas are for camper dans.
I would rather purchase an anytone 6666 due to its durability and quality. It is fairly compact and packs a good punch.
You can easily improve the audio on most export radios right from the 4558 mic amp by re configuring the circuit between pins 1+2. and still have...
Stop xmitting the radio and get to a radio shop and have them check / set the antenna untill you can get to some really good shop who will install...
You most likely have both, grounding problems as well as a bad match antenna system.
Notorious for cold solder around the vco and 4 bit adder sections, should be a quick fix.
Time for an upgrade, Go with a stryker 94hpc for space and available options.
Most galaxy/ranger radios are so poor quality anymore. stick with stryker and or a good mobile icom.
I cant state this hard enough tho, on the bottom of the mirror mount where the stud goes through... it must be filed down to shiny metal (not just...
i forgot to tell you, there is a nylon washer that fits on top of the mirror arm that came with the stud, it is an insulator that you have to...
i would just get 2 new quality studs and install them, as for where to file for bare metal, on the bottom of the mirror arm where the bottom side...
from experience, on the bottom of the mount, did you take a file and file it down to bare metal ??, every where the stud touches on the bottom has...
your coax is now your antenna, or always was.
if i were related to trump, i would buy every driver a 706 with a screwdriver antenna.
one more very important thing: Do not use those cheap swr meters, here is why, 1, they usually have a plastic body. 2, the measurement device...
one more point, changing the resistor from emitter to gnd in all if stages will allow you to fine tune each circuit independently.
if you have an optimal antenna system, with the radio alone, you should average 5-8 miles during the day and 10-25 (sometimes more) at nite.
most people get it wrong, its not 4 watts, its 4 watt current draw to the final amplifier.
narrow banding the front end of the radio is always good, keep in mind though, most over the counter radios have a typical 2.5kc - 4 kc bandwidth...
