Hey everyone, trying to get my SWR dialed for the CB radio, Uniden Pro 520xl, 10ft male to male coax cable, 2' firestik on the teraflex taillight mount. Cannot get my SWR below 3, its around 3.7 ish no matter what I do. I used a dremel to get a clean ground for where the extra mounting bolt goes, but that solved nothing. There are no kinks in my cable, and my uniden is brand new. Could my SWR be high due to it being so close to my GMRS antenna? Heres a pic
Another CB radio SWR issue
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Curious, Try disconnecting the GMRS antenna from the GMRS radio. Are the radios wired in the same power points?
Just checked my GMRS SWR and its alot higher than what it used to be. I tuned it when I didnt have the CB antenna installed and got it down to 1.01, highest would be 1.14. Now it reads 1.7-1.8 with the CB antenna installed. Am going to remove the gmrs antenna and see if it makes a difference
Majority of the time i saw the CB and GMRS antennas on onsite sides, not sure if the SWR catch the GMRS antenna been that close. Probably have to remove the GMRS one and try, will be interesting to see what happens.
Yes I did. I also removed paint from the jeep, mount on both sides as well, so the bolt that goes through is grounded on both sides
Ive noticed that when I put the firestik "cap" back on it throws my SWR all over the place. Could this be an indicator that I need a longer antenna such as a 3' instead of this 2'
Not sure. I have a 3’ one and my SWR is around 1.5 and i just have a CB. My GMRS radio is a handheld. Hope @Jerry Bransford is back and can educate us on that part, He is a communication expert.
Not sure. I have a 3’ one and my SWR is around 1.5 and i just have a CB. My GMRS radio is a handheld. Hope @Jerry Bransford is back and can educate us on that part, He is a communication expert.
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I moved my CB from TJ to LJ last year and never tuned it, until recently. I found that putting the cap back on changed the required antenna length significantly but was able to get 1.4 on 1 and 40. Having the cap on just changed everything and had to adjust again.
My buddy is coming back into town who has a 3' firestik, so im gonna try his and if I can get it low then im gonna snag a 3'
Yep. CB is not going back in. I also have a 510xl if anyone wants a CB.