CB Radio re SWR question...ANSWERED (update)
Back in 2003, MH came with optional CB antenna installed (no ground plane model). I installed a Cobra 29 LTD Classic radio, and as per usual didn't bother to read the manual. It never had more than ...
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The problem could be more than just swr. If you don't understand swr you can't possibly tune your antenna. Your cb xmtr is 50 ohms. You need to know the resistive load of the antenna. Does it have XL or XC as part of that load? A good place to start is google K0BG. His web page has a lot of real good info on tuning mobile antennas. His info applies to all antennas not just ham antennas. You need to be able to measure the resistance and reactance of the antenna to totally understand what is happening.
