I'm new to the cb world. so instead of going back and forth cutting my whip you can just match the signals to get the lowest swr and be safe?
1021017
As long as you have not dome something horriblely wrong YES this will work for you. I have used it for the same thing.
1936635
If your SWR reading was higher on channel 40 than it was on channel 1, then it simply means the antenna is too long. If it was higher on channel 1 than it was on channel 40, it is too short. This is really easy to change if you own a tunable-tip antenna. If you own an antenna like this, you can simply unlock the tip and raise or lower the antenna. Continue tuning until you reach a good ratio. If you own a fiberglass whip antenna, it is a little more difficult. First, you have to remove the tip and cut until you can access the wire coil. If it needs to be shortened, you have to begin cutting in around " increments until it is correct. Now, if it is too long, you have to take the top coil and continue moving it out in slight increments until it is correct. Hope this helps.
2203026
There are plenty of short telescoping whip antennas on the afternarket if you are bold enough to pop the radio open, uncrew it and solder a new one in after using your with to MAKE it fit. BGMicro.com, Goldmin-elec.com frequenlty list such for these adventurers. MOUSER electronics too. Rots ruck!
530376
This antenna is tuned for VHF (Marine Band) and not HF (CB Band), so if used for CB it would have high SWRs and not be very efficient. Good chance it could harm your CB radio. I wouldn't use it on my CB.
1399212
Yes. This radio is capable of picking up ham radio transmissions. For the antenna, I would suggest using the long wire that comes included with the radio instead of the whip antenna, or use your own wire antenna hookup (the longer the wire, the better). Also, I would suggest that you have some sort of amplified speaker attached to the headphone output jack. The volume output on this radio is not the best for copying SSB and CW transmissions and you will probably fare better using an external amplified speaker.
1772403
Yes. The "right out of the box" length might be perfect on one vehicle but a disaster on another. I had to snip about 3/8 of an inch off to get the SWRs down where they belong. Right out of the box, I was getting 2.2 to 2.5. After tuning and snipping, I now go from a high of 1.21 on channel 40 to a low of 1.02 from channels 20 down to 1. That's pretty respectable. I probably could get a more even curve if I snipped a little more, but these numbers are fine. On another vehicle, I might need more length. Use an SWR meter and do it right!
1645372
Make sure that the RF Gain control is fully clockwise while the Squelch control is fully CCW. If you still can't receive & another CB works OK, then you have a defective radio.
281564
You would most likely have a high SWR and a poor communication experience. An antenna matcher might help some, but only experimentation will tell!
2139699
Yes I see what you mean. Just make a jumper from the common to the other negative, should work fine.
1169401
I'm not sure either. I was receiving interference from a CBer in a truck who parked near our casita. His rantings were picked up by our PC audio wires and came through too loud and clear. I added this choke but it couldn't prevent the CB transmissions.I was able to get our apartment complex to tell him to stop transmitting. This adapter is quite inexpensive so I'd recommend you buy it and give it a try. It's easy to install too. And easy to remove if you wish.
359534
Dude you can mount it on anything u want( in the trees is great for stealth mode) just ground it to the rod at a ground and your all good,I don't know what meters your gonna run it ay (say 11 meters cb band) to get the best swrs tune the rings 3/4 way down,have fun
1764796
No, the swr measurement is for the transmit function of a radio and it's antenna. So you'll "get out" better and clearer after tuning with this meter. Tuning the antenna with this meter can keep the radio internals from being damaged while transmitting.
473909
Works fine, if you're receiving. But transmitting could be an issue as you are effectively changing the SWR when the antenna is fully retracted. You could damage your transmitter.
1024093
For my goldwing I used the constant and accy line. For my other bike I found a clip with power that was not being used for the key wire, and ran a I fused wire for the constant ( the one that keeps the channels in memory)
1347297
Cut which cable shorter? The antenna doesn't come with any connecting cable, at least mine didn't. As for a RG-type cable, yes you can cut it to your needs but you'll need to check the installation with a Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) meter when complete. The meters aren't very expensive and can save you from blowing up your finals in the radio. And keep in mind a "perfect" SWR reading of 1:1 is next to impossible to attain so if you end up with a 1.5:1 you will be fine.
1910079
You can adjust the stinger up to reduce the swrs. Hope this helps. I've had great use of these antenna.
1027410
Receiving a signal will neither the need to measure "swr's" or power since all the activity on your antenna is incoming. Here is a good article from "Radio Reference" about random length long wire antennas. This site is a great reference for anything radio. Good luck and happy listening. http://forums.radioreference.com/hf-mw-lw-general-discussion/176209-longwire-shortwave-antenna-help.html