Bad ground,high swr

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by lit549, Mar 12, 2009.

  1. lit549

    lit549 Bobtail Member

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    OK, I PUT MY SETUP IN MY 93 PETE AND IT IS HIGH ON SWR(2.5).I HAVE GENERAL LEE WITH 18FT IF GOOD COAX AND TRAM ANT.THE ANT IS ABOUT HALFWAY OUT ON MIRROR AND THE LOAD(coil) is not above the roof.WOULD THAT FIX MY PROB;PUTTING ON EXT ROD TOO GET LOAD HIGHER THAN ROOF?AND WHEN I RUN THE GROUND WIRE DO I JUST ATTACH IT TOO ONE OF THE NUTS ON BRACKET TOO THE FRAME?ANY SUGGESTIONS??
     
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  3. hs1125

    hs1125 Light Load Member

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    I would say as long as your gounding to the bracket and a good ground on the truck it should lower your swr it did for me when I grounded my bracket to a good ground on the truck went from 2.3-1 to 1.2-1
     
  4. FriedTater

    FriedTater Keeper of The Snakes

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    Older trucks often have corrosion on all fasteners
    Simply removing one bolt from the mirror where it bolts to the door or the cab,and one from a door hing where it bolts to the cab then
    cleaning the bolts and all"contact" surfaces with a wire brush and sand paper.Applying a thin coat of pure silicone lube to all threads and mating surfaces will insure good contact and slow future corrosion.It also doesn't hurt to break down your mount and make sure its lubed and in good order.
    Using silicone on ALL threaded connections is beneficial.Don't forget to lube the male coax prong that goes into the mount,if its not brand new then scuffing with a fine file or sandpaper will remove the discolored metal
    which can then be coated with silicone.

    Personally I replace my coax and mount every 2 years,I retain consistent 1.3 swr year round.Same applies to those that run a co-phase set-up(do both sides)
    Using Predator brand antenna's there isn't a real benefit or
    need to run co-phase for big time performance.
     
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