Noise

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  1. sbaumann14

    sbaumann14 Road Train Member

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    Got an issue just driving me freakin nuts. When the truck is running, I can turn the squelch all the way down…gain all the way up, and I get a “swish swish swish” noise. Every 1/2 second. Only when truck is running. Moves the needle on meter.
    General Lee 5 yrs old from Bobs CB. Does it on my back up Cobra night watch also from Bob in 2001. 5’ Wilson tuned tip. 1.3 on ch 1, 1.6 on 40. Wilson gumdrop mount on a heavy duty mount on the metal mirror arm of my 03 FLD. 9’ of fresh Wilson coax.
    Mirror arms ground strapped to door, door to cab, cab to frame in 2 places. Stainless ground straps mounted with the paint etched off to give good contact.
    I even pulled out the 25’ jumper cables and ground to frame and also to battery and then started touching everything to make ground from frame, to door, to cab. No bueno.
    Have 10 gauge power cables coming off deep cells under bunk to cb. Grounded to frame. As it only does it when the truck is running, its getting electrical interference from somewhere but dam med if I can find it.

    Any ideas?
     
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  3. 062

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    With the truck running unhook the coax at the radio. If it disappears screw the coax back in and unhook it at the antenna.
    Most likely the antenna is picking up the signal, but could be the coax.
     
  4. Ridgeline

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    Are they GlenAir straps?
    Yes, there is a lot of places where coax can pick up interference.

    overall ... go here OP.

    Common mode current
     
  5. Lazer

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    Make, model, and year of truck?
     
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  7. sbaumann14

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    Will try coax tomorrow
     
  8. Ridgeline

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    Wonder what the OP found out.
     
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  9. sbaumann14

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    Nothing yet. Got home…went camping. Going back to work Friday the 13th. Let ya know then.
     
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