CB arrived

[plumb bob]

i would guess the most likely cause is the groundplane. Is the SWR constant across the whole range? or does it get better at one end or the other?

It's within a needles width on either end of the scale, and makes little difference when I adjust the length of the twig.

[stormforce]

It's within a needles width on either end of the scale, and makes little difference when I adjust the length of the twig.

Bob i may be wrong here but should you be using a twig.I thought you could get ariels for cbs

[BUSHWHACKER]

Bob i may be wrong here but should you be using a twig.I thought you could get ariels for cbs

Oh dear........

[stormforce]

Oh dear........

YEAH i got another one..Thanks Vince

[plumb bob]

Bob i may be wrong here but should you be using a twig.I thought you could get ariels for cbs

Hehehe, yeah I wondered why that stick cost all that money, must be special wood?....

seriously though, the web site suggested using a metal coat hanger ( unwound) and use this to trim to the correct lenght, and then once SWR is ok trim the antenna to that length.

Now maybe I'm missing the point, but;

1( if a coat hanger works, why did I buy an antenna?

2) anybody got a 5' coat hanger I can borrow?

Oh, and if it is a ground plane problem, how can I confirm that?

[stormforce]

Hehehe, yeah I wondered why that stick cost all that money, must be special wood?....

seriously though, the web site suggested using a metal coat hanger ( unwound) and use this to trim to the correct lenght, and then once SWR is ok trim the antenna to that length.

Now maybe I'm missing the point, but;

1( if a coat hanger works, why did I buy an antenna?

2) anybody got a 5' coat hanger I can borrow?

when i had a homebase rig many years back i had a 5/8 wave silver rod which is 18ft lond and i had that perched on top of 2 scaffold poles joined together which put it up to nearly 30ft from floor to tip and that was a nightmare to swr in

[plumb bob]

when i had a homebase rig many years back i had a 5/8 wave silver rod which is 18ft lond and i had that perched on top of 2 scaffold poles joined together which put it up to nearly 30ft from floor to tip and that was a nightmare to swr in

I was under the impression that a mag mount ( which is what I have) should get a good ground plane from the car body, even though this one comes with a rubber boot to protect paintwork, it should be idiot proof.

I have even tried SWRing it in on different frequencie, ie UK, and euro channels.

[BUSHWHACKER]

when i had a homebase rig many years back i had a 5/8 wave silver rod which is 18ft lond and i had that perched on top of 2 scaffold poles joined together which put it up to nearly 30ft from floor to tip and that was a nightmare to swr in

Homebase sell CBs now??

[stormforce]

I was under the impression that a mag mount ( which is what I have) should get a good ground plane from the car body, even though this one comes with a rubber boot to protect paintwork, it should be idiot proof.

I have even tried SWRing it in on different frequencie, ie UK, and euro channels.

try using a bit of plastic bag under it instead of the rubber to stop it scratching the paintwork as that may help with the swr

[plumb bob]

try using a bit of plastic bag under it instead of the rubber to stop it scratching the paintwork as that may help with the swr

I took it off, just to see if it was the problem, made no difference.

I can't remember having any problems with mobile antennae before, they'd SWR up in about 5 mins, I even checked the instructions to make sure I was using the meter right, but making the antenna shorter or longer on the adjuster made no difference to the SWR, so I guess I may have a tech/mech prob with the areil/lead/mount.

I used to run a mobile ariel on a mag mount stuck to a biscuit tin on my bedroom floor ( back in '81) and that worked fine.

[pirate-storm]

I took it off, just to see if it was the problem, made no difference.

I can't remember having any problems with mobile antennae before, they'd SWR up in about 5 mins, I even checked the instructions to make sure I was using the meter right, but making the antenna shorter or longer on the adjuster made no difference to the SWR, so I guess I may have a tech/mech prob with the areil/lead/mount.

I used to run a mobile ariel on a mag mount stuck to a biscuit tin on my bedroom floor ( back in '81) and that worked fine.

make sure you got the ariel plug in the right socket on back of swr meter

[stormforce]

I took it off, just to see if it was the problem, made no difference.

I can't remember having any problems with mobile antennae before, they'd SWR up in about 5 mins, I even checked the instructions to make sure I was using the meter right, but making the antenna shorter or longer on the adjuster made no difference to the SWR, so I guess I may have a tech/mech prob with the areil/lead/mount.

I used to run a mobile ariel on a mag mount stuck to a biscuit tin on my bedroom floor ( back in '81) and that worked fine.

i used to have one aswell a DV26 i had

[pirate-storm]

i used to have one aswell a DV26 i had

do you mean a dv27 rich

[stormforce]

do you mean a dv27 rich

no a Dv26. I wanted the dv27 but couldn't get one at the time and ended up mother buying a dv26

[pirate-storm]

no a Dv26. I wanted the dv27 but couldn't get one at the time and ended up mother buying a dv26

cant remeber those rich was it like a dv27 but only alot smaller