If possible, check the swr while moving. It may be higher than the standing reading, but if it pegs or comes close to it, its a bad ground.
Well, drove home from work tonight and noticed the dead key is more like a 7 or 9 when driving. In park, running, a five, parked not running a 3....
If its pegging far right (off the scale) it may be a bad ground, or at least when I had that problem thats what it was. FWIW, my external swr...
Well, maybe not THAT old. It was manufactured in May of 01'. Maybe I can find a car audio place that will wire it for me...
Just an old Cobra 29
Its not that I wouldnt like to have it hooked to the battery, its that I am not comfortable doing electrical work. Thanks for being so...
...when the Jeep is running. With the Jeep off it sits at 3, but when I start it and its running Im dead key at 7. I dont know if its normal or...
Thanks! Just talked to the local cb shop (werent answering at the time I posted this) and they said the same. I just always thought the swr had...
Hello all. Well, got the el-chepo swr meter, hooked it up, and 40 is about a 1.7 which isnt bad and channel 1 barely reads at all. So, lower the...
Remeber if it is a consent search, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time (unless the diacover you have in fact broken the law). An...
Yea I gotta try to get the swr dialed in and then see about trying a different mic. Did you have to trim your whip? I have a 3ish on 40 and 15 on...
This lil will is crap. Half the channels dont regester a swr at all and friend said when I key up his radio regesters it but nothing comes through.
Thanks mate! Why? Well hell I dont know, curiosity mostly. Figured Id ask as opposed to doing something potentially harmful. Thanks again!
A newb question I admit, but could one put for example, a wilson 1k whip in a Lil Wil and gain any performance? Would it be possible to achieve a...
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Truckings major appeal to me is O/O, I wont lie. But being from a family of O/O's and after reading this forum I dont know if its possible anymore...
I was always told that in the event that a tornado impact is inevitable, trucks should line up bumper to bumper with actual contact. The theory...
Break 19, radio check? Is this thing working? :-P Touching the chrome piece with the adjuster in it will cause the static to cut out when the...
Well, that wasnt a fix. Still lose all contact at speed. I did experiment and it would appear I am loosing ground when moving. The magnet on the...
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