My Radio is still on

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by getatme32539, Mar 2, 2016.

  1. getatme32539

    getatme32539 Bobtail Member

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    I have a Cobra 29, dual k-40 coax, and 2 Firestik II tunable antennas. My problem is that my radio reception is flawed when I have my cd player on. Also I noticed this week that is I disconnect my actual ground from the cb that it will still have power until I disconnect the antenna coax.
    Can anybody out there give me an idea on how to eliminate this dilemma ? In caveman terms ofcourse.
     
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  3. purpleprime

    purpleprime Medium Load Member

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    Your antennas are grounded so the radio being grounded through the coax isn't uncommon , your feed back sound from your cd player is most likely coming from the power supply you can try a noise filter in the power wire , or run a power wire straight from the battery be sure to include a fusable link if you go that route
     
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  4. getatme32539

    getatme32539 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks Purplprime. I will try the straight battery hook up this weekend. I figured it was something going on with the antennas
     
  5. getatme32539

    getatme32539 Bobtail Member

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    Let me add that every time I key up the antenna light comes on.
     
  6. purpleprime

    purpleprime Medium Load Member

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    Have you had the SWR checked and set on the antennas ?? That is something that needs to be done with any antenna.. if you have had it checked and it's good then it is possible that the warning light in the radio isn't right
     
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  7. EZ Money

    EZ Money Road Train Member

    I would run power to the battery and find a better ground source even if you have to run the ground to the battery also.
     
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  8. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Those two things are not related.

    Firstly, the radio itself is likely grounded through the chassis of the radio itself. So if your antenna coax is grounded at the antenna itself (highly likely), then the radio will still have a ground connection through that path. It's not really an issue.

    As for signal degradation when your CD player is on, there could be many reasons for this. First and foremost is that your CD player may be using a switching power supply. Most switching power supplies will radiate harmonic frequencies that create noise in the CB frequency band. There's really not much you can do about it, short of finding a CD player that doesn't affect your reception.

    Personally, I don't need to be concerned about anything happening on the CB beyond my sight distance. I usually keep my RF gain turned down to half scale or less. I only rely on the CB for other drivers who are passing me to let me know about lights that may be out on my truck, or something similar that might be wrong with my truck that I can't see or hadn't noticed yet.
     
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