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1K views 18 replies 9 participants last post by  ovrlnd 
#1 ·
Okay here is the skinny....

Just installed my /CB antenna, powered up, drove to the highway/truck stop, and could not get anyone.

I know they suggest that you tune the antenna, but shouldn't I get something?

The antenna is grounded to the frame.

Anyone in the Ann Arbor area that could help me tune it?
 
#2 ·
you need to use a SWR meter and get the antenna matched with your CB... this will require you to probably shorten your antenna length by a few millimeters.... I had a guy at radio shack do it for me.... but you will also need a set of bolt cutters to really get a clean cut on the antenna...

if you don't have them matched, you can and likely will, damage your CB.....
 
#10 ·
what kinda CB do you have? is the mic hooked up? I made a couple mistakes when I hooked mine up (had a nob adjusted wrong so I could only hear someone right next to me). you don't tune a antenna with bolt cutters, use sand paper or a file on a fiberglass antenna, the guy that did my frances used a dremil with a sanding wheel.
 
#13 ·
thats an interusting radio, not sure what the issue is, what kinda vehicle and wheres the antenna mounted? someone on here was having problems because the antenna wasn't taller than the roof. whats the resistance on the cable coming from the antenna?
 
#14 ·
2007 JK Unlimited... Mounted in the lic. plate housing (cool tech llc kit)... I do not know the resistance of the cable. How would I find that out? antenna is taller than roof.

It is a tunable antenna... Would i need to file / grind it off, or would there be some kind of adjustment on the antenna itself?
 
#18 ·
the mounting hole for a firestick antenna and the firestick firering cable has to be 1/2" you need to make sure that you have the lip of the nylon insert of the firering facing the mounting surface, and the nylon washer on the otherside of the mounting surface to isolate part of the antenna...now the part of the firering cable that does need to touch metal is just outside of the nylon insert ring that has exposed metal, that is the ONLY part of the whole system that should touch metal...try that, oh and go get it tuned by someone with a meter
 
#19 ·
screw firesux antennas. buy a quality top load tuneable fiberglass whip like a skipshooter.
I have ran a 7' s.s. on my YJ for many a year.

get a swr meter. make sure you antenna ground plane is correct (not having a short whip that comes up the side of the jeep needs to be above the jeep to get the best possible ground plane.
 
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