I only use it a few times a year, when wheeling, so im not too concerned about damaging my CB with that limited use. However it still bugs the hell out of me! Never thought of checking the continuity in the antenna.... will have to check that out thanks!
Me to only use it a few times a year. I'll look into that and see what happens.Originally Posted by Matt
Checked my antenna... continuity is good.
Does the size of the grounding wire make a difference? I'm using 18 gauge which I figured was plenty for a CB, hell it only has 4 watts of output. But wondering if the grounding wire maybe needs to be a larger gauge for some reason, possibly due to reflecting waves as opposed to electricity flow...
Some say 12 gauge or better. I have used the wide battery grounding straps before. Most of my problems have been with the coax cable. I also ground all my radios, etc etc..I have to leave the hotel in a few minutes to go to work so I don't have time for more details at the moment. The continuity check of the antenna was a long shot ...but..... So Here is a link for a few easy quick checks , hope one of them helps... http://firestik.com/Tech_Docs/swr-trblshoot.htm
Wow how did i miss that! I have some 10ga in my electronics drawer... going to throw that on to see how it changes!
That's the ONLY thing on that list I havent checked off
I used a 12ga wire.
Just swapped in some 10gauge wire and it definitely helped... both Ch1 and Ch40 SWR's are below 2.5 now where before Ch40 was just about into the 3's.
Still not as good as i'd like... but better nonetheless.
Last edited by Matt; 08-19-2012 at 11:54 AM.
my mount is bolted directly to the body, that may very well be your problem.
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I'm pretty sure the hood is the problem. As steve mentioned, our hoods are non-magnetic aluminum. So even though we're grounded to the frame, the we're lacking sufficient "ground plane" which is created by the nearby metal plate to reflect the wave.
Who should use an NGP system? Here are some probabilities. Those with ...
* Fiberglass or plastic vehicles
* Hot air balloons
* Wilderness back pack frames
* Fiberglass pick-up bed caps
* Aluminum and/or fiberglass boats and canoes
* Aluminum and/or fiberglass cab-over campers (antenna on camper)
* Aluminum and/or fiberglass travel trailers
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