Is this SWR reading bad?
Is this SWR reading bad?
It's not great. 1.5 or less is typically the standard if you're going to be doing some talking.
What channel is that on?
What is SWR on CH1? Ch40? CH19? 19 is the important one for the majority of CB use.
You were in an open parking lot with no buildings/cars/trees within 100+ feet correct?
Often times this is one of the biggest reasons for false (high) readings...
That is not good IMHO, and I would not use anything over 1.5, though you can get away with 2.0... especially if it isn't peaked/tuned.
I did see you made your own coax (wasn't that you)... if so... you might want to recheck your connections.
Well this is where 1 and 40 come into play, higher on 40 and you need to trim a little off the antenna, higher on 1 you need to slide it up a little on the set screw.
Standard issue is 50feet. I say 100... because I am retentive about my SWR.
Peak and tune... essentially takes your radio from 3.5watts and bumps it to 15-20watts on TX.
Google it to find more info you want (or search here)... it has various aspects to it, but that is essentially the big gain (no pun intended)... it allows for further TX. Also it can improve RX if done by a professional who it apt at the procedure... main gain is TX though.
Yeah generally any sort of meter in the red is a bad thing
Where is your antenna mounted?
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