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hi guys have you tried ramming a 4-5foot copper earthing rod in the ground and connecting the earth side of your aerial to the rod.. this acts as a static dump .I use a shakspeare ABS1600 which is a better build quality to A99 10m in the air .Also just had a thought, are you near a electric sub ...

i wouldnot use a ciggy plug if i was you. as some radios draw a little too much current and with no hard wired connections and the julting of the vehical , may cause excessive fuse blowing for no reason, may even cause protection diode to burn up or even take out other components...connections ...

you are missing the action bud... there are other breakers on around thatcham ( i am when i get called to my head office in pipers lane). you should be able to hear the guys over in camberely, bernie over at maidenhead, barry the boot in slough. where have you mounted that stinger on your pinz, coz ...

i've been on rig years and in the last 15 had various 4X4's . landy 109 s3, 88 s3, rangey classic and a frontera sport now. all have had rigs in..waiting to hear some of the Northants4X4 guys, but not yet heard them i normally monitor 17-19-21-28 on uk band. heard no activity even from the recent ...

my first rig was a Eurosonic mk2 with a 560 half breed antenna on a magmount on me first car a hillman avenger, brought from The Den in Teddington for £65 back in 1986/87

I am not new to cb just to these forum thingys , been on cb years. been a member of several radio clubs, set one up to and twickenham off roaders. originally from twickenham/ heathrow 20. now up here. normally monitor 19-17-21-28 10-10 good buddies catch you further down the co-ax