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    Default SWR reading...is this bad?

    Is this SWR reading bad?



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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this 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.

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    Quote Originally Posted by Motor On View Post
    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.
    It's on 19. What can I do to improve it?

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    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.

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    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.

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    Quote Originally Posted by AirMoore View Post
    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.
    I thought it was 15 feet. There were a few trees within 15 feet when I first did it, got the same reading. I took the reading at my house in the video. Definetly some houses within less than 100 feet. How do you peak and tune it? I thought this was it >.>

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    Quote Originally Posted by SteadySpeedin View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by AirMoore View Post
    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.
    I thought it was 15 feet. There were a few trees within 15 feet when I first did it, got the same reading. I took the reading at my house in the video. Definetly some houses within less than 100 feet. How do you peak and tune it? I thought this was it >.>
    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.

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    Yeah generally any sort of meter in the red is a bad thing

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    Quote Originally Posted by snowman017 View Post
    Yeah generally any sort of meter in the red is a bad thing
    It's not in the red for the SWR reading. It was in the red for the Microphone adjustment. You have to turn the dial and get the needle to line up with "CAL". After I did that, I switched it to SWR.

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    Default Re: SWR reading...is this bad?

    Where is your antenna mounted?

 

 

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