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<p>[QUOTE="Ridgeline, post: 11677877, member: 77050"]Ok reading the other thread in the one forum, here is a bit of advice, hopefully craig and/or others will chime in with other comments …. </p><p><br /></p><p>first the cascadia antenna system sucks, it is combined with the am/fm system. </p><p><br /></p><p>second you will need to pull a separate coax to the antenna, and get a new mount.</p><p><br /></p><p>third don’t peak and tune the radio until the antenna system is straight, 90% of the issue is an antenna. Then seek out someone who can actually ALIGN the radio RIGHT, peak and tune is garbage crap. </p><p><br /></p><p>fourth get an external meter for swr and a good jumper, the internal meter has a lot to be desired … and with that don’t get too hung up on the swr thing, if it is below 2:1, it is ok.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ridgeline, post: 11677877, member: 77050"]Ok reading the other thread in the one forum, here is a bit of advice, hopefully craig and/or others will chime in with other comments …. first the cascadia antenna system sucks, it is combined with the am/fm system. second you will need to pull a separate coax to the antenna, and get a new mount. third don’t peak and tune the radio until the antenna system is straight, 90% of the issue is an antenna. Then seek out someone who can actually ALIGN the radio RIGHT, peak and tune is garbage crap. fourth get an external meter for swr and a good jumper, the internal meter has a lot to be desired … and with that don’t get too hung up on the swr thing, if it is below 2:1, it is ok.[/QUOTE]
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