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Southern California Club Xterra => SCCX General Discussion => Topic started by: xxSVxx on January 31, 2013, 10:34:11 AM

Title: CB INSTALLED AGAIN!!
Post by: xxSVxx on January 31, 2013, 10:34:11 AM: Hey all!!

Ok, installed my new CB last night; we got some noise out of it, but we couldn't get any reception from general traffic and it seems like it wants to work..

Soooo.....we tried Ch. 15/17/19 /25/27/29

Anyone have any ideas? I think I'm scouting out Anza Borrego this Saturday...perhaps a mini run out there under the classification of 'CB testing'? If I knew someone close that had a CB that I could just chat with, I would go that route...but I have it hooked up and mounted....just no reception. =/
Title: Re: CB INSTALLED AGAIN!!
Post by: SuperSlideStyle on January 31, 2013, 12:01:55 PM: Each cb radio setup has a max appoximate range of 5-6 mile radius from your location. Obstacles will obviously lower that, especialy inside a canyon. If someone has a cb radio say, 1 don't know, some 15 miles away, and his cb radio has a radius of about 5-6 miles with no obstacles, you will still miss him. Both of you would need to be within 11-12 miles apart. Basically, you need to be within each others radius to communicate. The closer you are to each other, the louder your cb radio gets.
Title: Re: CB INSTALLED AGAIN!!
Post by: SoCalXTerry on January 31, 2013, 01:08:49 PM: Have you thrown an SWR meter on you setup to see what it is reading. Anything over 2:1 means your radio and antenna need to be tuned.
Title: Re: CB INSTALLED AGAIN!!
Post by: SuperSlideStyle on January 31, 2013, 02:16:22 PM: I agree. Tuning is key to a great setup.
Title: Re: CB INSTALLED AGAIN!!
Post by: Toro on February 01, 2013, 11:49:10 PM: Word. It's a paper weight untill it's tuned with an SWR meter.
Title: Re: CB INSTALLED AGAIN!!
Post by: HEVAK on February 02, 2013, 07:07:13 AM: Definitely get an SWR meter on it. Do you have a Tunable Antenna? I'm in Aliso, so of you want to meet up to test it, I'm down.