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Sounds like static is building up in the antenna itself. The best way to get rid of it would be to put a 1 MOhm carbon resistor (don't use a wirewound resistor) between the radiating part of the antenna and the groundplane side. The resistor would be high enough value to not affect the impedance ...

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Have you got a good earth on the braid side of the coax? If you have a multimeter, unplug the coax and check from the outside of the plug to a handy earth (I usually use the door catch). Also check for continuity between the centre pin and the antenna (I am guessing you have that otherwise your SWR ...

2nd Gen Toyota Surf 3.0 here as daily driver, for laning and as a tug for the caravan and a Suzuki SJ413 with loads of mods for P&P days. Should hopefully have the CB in the Surf in a day or two, plus my Alinco DX70TH Ham Radio rig for Top Band to 6M, in a couple of weeks - once it has been repaired ...

I thought I ought to pop in and introduce myself. I was a CBer back in the AM days, around 1978 to 81, then went over to the legal FM. It was totally taken over by wallies, so I packed it in, in about 1989. In 1991 I took the RAE and became a licenced ham. I stayed active on the ham bands until 2006 ...

If the tank whip is 9ft, it is about 6" too long. After checking that you have continuity between the centre of the PL259 antenna plug and the whip. Infinity (open circuit) between the inner and outer of the coax and continuity between the outside of the antenna plug and the vehicle body (if using a ...