help
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:41 pm
checked swr readings channel 1 1.2 channel 20 1.4 channel 40 2.1 aerial is in loft but cant speak or hear anyone 
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Re: help
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:57 pm
to start with to lower that swr you need to shorten the whip, you wont do more than about 10 miles with that loft antenna anyway
Re: help
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:32 am
make sure you are on uk frequancys and you get a squelch noise from the set they will recieve on a piece of wire with no swr
Re: help
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:25 pm
[quote="stampman"]make sure you are on uk frequancys and you get a squelch noise from the set they will recieve on a piece of wire with no swr
silly question but how you know your on uk frequancys rig i got is a danita 3000
silly question but how you know your on uk frequancys rig i got is a danita 3000
Re: help
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:39 pm
set rig to uk freqencey but got nothingpadster wrote:stampman wrote:make sure you are on uk frequancys and you get a squelch noise from the set they will recieve on a piece of wire with no swr
silly question but how you know your on uk frequancys rig i got is a danita 3000
Re: help
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:08 am
nothing as in no sound
or nothing as in squelch noise but no voices
or nothing as in squelch noise but no voices
Re: help
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:54 pm
got it working but cant get out far does cb or aerial have to be earthedstampman wrote:nothing as in no sound
or nothing as in squelch noise but no voices
Re: help
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:24 am
could just be position of antenna and you are in a dip
Re: help
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:46 pm
hi padster,
looking at your post seems your in a little bother at the moment is a out side antenna not a possibility ? iv got a sliver rod that's welcome to a new home cant remember what condition its in tho !
looking at your post seems your in a little bother at the moment is a out side antenna not a possibility ? iv got a sliver rod that's welcome to a new home cant remember what condition its in tho !
Re: help
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:41 pm
thanks very much for the offer cam but i moved and this place is rented and its a no go thanks for offer thoughkiller cam wrote:hi padster,
looking at your post seems your in a little bother at the moment is a out side antenna not a possibility ? iv got a sliver rod that's welcome to a new home cant remember what condition its in tho !
Re: help
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:05 pm
hi mate,
no worrys
no worrys
Re: help
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:32 pm
what antenna you running? 
your best bet would be either a 102"whip and a ground plane kit or a dv27 on a old metal irononing board both work VERY well
your best bet would be either a 102"whip and a ground plane kit or a dv27 on a old metal irononing board both work VERY wellRe: help
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:42 pm
dv27 mateclockworkorange wrote:what antenna you running?