Lurch
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Long Beach, CA
Anyone have one that I can use? I need to tune my Xmas present.
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SWR Meter
- Thread starter Lurch
- Start date
CaliXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
I have one. Little far from you. I got mine from radio shack pretty cheep too. Just a thought.
Lurch
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Long Beach, CA
Yah, they're about $40 from Radio Shack now it looks like. I've heard certain truck stops have them for people to use, but not really sure how accurate that is.
ruger81
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Battle Ground WA
Its all relative un less your planning on running thousands of watts... as long as you dont have a dead short which is a 3 on a meter you will be fine!
Lurch
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Long Beach, CA
Firestik makes it seem like the whole thing will catch fire and melt if the antenna isn't tuned properly, but that just might be CYA. I'm running a standard Cobra 19 radio, nothing fancy or high powered.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
I have one in Torrance.
Skwerly
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
Bah, just make sure the cable isn't kinked or wrapped around itself. You'll be fine. SWR is for other stuff, if you ask me, not trail rigs. 
DrMoab
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- The Utah Backwater
Bah, just make sure the cable isn't kinked or wrapped around itself. You'll be fine. SWR is for other stuff, if you ask me, not trail rigs.
I don't agree. I've found time after time that a well tuned CB will outperform one not set up properly. Where you notice this most is in a large group running a lot of different radios. The better tuned they are the better they seem to behave with everyone else.
Skwerly
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
Yea, I'm not saying that tuning it isn't better, but I've never had an issue with mine. I "home tune" it by lopping off whatever amount from the antenna that makes 19 come in strongest, and go. With my Firestik, I just plugged and played.
I guess a good tune would be cool.
I guess a good tune would be cool.
DrMoab
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- The Utah Backwater
The thing is that an SWR meter just makes it easier to get "19 to come in better". Or at least faster.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Tune your radio, one day it may be important!
