SWR at Calico?

GSequoia · Apr 27, 2012

I may have an SWR meter with me if I remember it. I need to pick up an antenna on the way since I lost my firestick on the road to KOH this year.

CharlesS · Apr 29, 2012

danwho said:
I think my antenna needs tuning, my CB was squealing bad at Lawrence Welk.
Don't know much about the process.

Dan,

RF feedback causes squealing... which can be caused by the following problems:

Check the coax shielding connection inside the screw on UHF connector.
Check for loose wiring inside the microphone and the connector.
Check for bad ground on the antenna (shielding inside coax near antenna connection or loosed/oxidized braided ground wire on antenna bracket).
A bad antenna ground will cause high SWRs...... causing the transmitted signal to reflect back in to the radio....

There are more..., but these are the most common problems.....

Charles

Carol.92124 · Apr 30, 2012

I can't believe I didn't get my CB tuned this weekend. Forgot all about it! Sighhhhh...

SWR at Calico?

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