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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OK, I'm back.
At one point I was ready to purchase a Firestick antenna, fiberglass roof mount model. It comes with a dedicated/mandatory 17 ft cable (do NOT modify). I gave up on this idea after I found out where and how Newmar ran the original coax cable (it was trapped, does not budge, can't access it).
Went back and reviewed everything I had read and learned (kinda) from y'all and from all the googling, plus from the Cobra manual.
I ran into an explanation about why there's no need to tune the antenna further, after you achieve 1.5 SWR on channels 1 and 40. It sounded good, so I went back and reviewed Squelch, DynaMike, RF Gain, etc. After playing with the radio adjustments, I started hearing truckers talking on channel 19 (they were on I-10, which is 4 miles away). THAT was good enough for me, so I quit.
I now believe my problem was my own ignorance regarding which way to knobble the knobs. I don't think there was anything wrong with the antenna.
Just another case of "the school of hard knocks".
I thank you again for your patience, and for all your help.
At one point I was ready to purchase a Firestick antenna, fiberglass roof mount model. It comes with a dedicated/mandatory 17 ft cable (do NOT modify). I gave up on this idea after I found out where and how Newmar ran the original coax cable (it was trapped, does not budge, can't access it).
Went back and reviewed everything I had read and learned (kinda) from y'all and from all the googling, plus from the Cobra manual.
I ran into an explanation about why there's no need to tune the antenna further, after you achieve 1.5 SWR on channels 1 and 40. It sounded good, so I went back and reviewed Squelch, DynaMike, RF Gain, etc. After playing with the radio adjustments, I started hearing truckers talking on channel 19 (they were on I-10, which is 4 miles away). THAT was good enough for me, so I quit.
I now believe my problem was my own ignorance regarding which way to knobble the knobs. I don't think there was anything wrong with the antenna.
Just another case of "the school of hard knocks".
I thank you again for your patience, and for all your help.
