skel130 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yes. The link I posted is a replacement stud that will allow you to use the same coax. Technically if you strip the coax and attach the center stud to the ring, it should work, but it's hard to do, and you'll probably create a couple issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yes. The link I posted is a replacement stud that will allow you to use the same coax. Technically if you strip the coax and attach the center stud to the ring, it should work, but it's hard to do, and you'll probably create a couple issues. well i'm gonna give it a shot first, i'm havin my dad install everything since he used to deal with CB radios on a daily bases, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 ran into a problem, i installed my cb radio, it power one, i hear people on it, don't know if they can hear me (i only have a cobra 19 plus), hooked up the firestik, hooked everything up to a swr meter and my swrs are off the charts, could i have done somethin wrong? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyaji Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yes.Any idea what i did wrong? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyaji Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 There isn't much you had to do besides hooking up power and antenna. Since it powers up, you should probably start and end with your antenna connections, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 There isn't much you had to do besides hooking up power and antenna. Since it powers up, you should probably start and end with your antenna connections, then. checked there after askin, noticed that the main wire had snapped, got that fixed now my swrs are higher (if that was possible) tomorrow after huntin when it's sun out i'm gonna try tunin it again, luckly i have the tune top firesticks :) Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skel130 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I'm suspect if you clipped the end of the cable and put a ring on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 I'm suspect if you clipped the end of the cable and put a ring on it. example please? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skel130 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Well you had talked about trying to use the cable ordered by putting a ring terminal on the end. If you didn't get it perfect, then high SWR would be the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Well you had talked about trying to use the cable ordered by putting a ring terminal on the end. If you didn't get it perfect, then high SWR would be the result. yeah, i'm thinkin the grounds not the best, once i get my new cb radio i'm gonna try the ground in different spots cause when my girlfriend grabs the antenna the SWRs drop, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 played with the ground lead today, got it bolted onto the antenna bracket and i get SWRs of 3 across the channels 1-40 but i can't get the SWRs down to 2 (would like to get em down to 1 or 1.5) any ideas what i should try next? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyaji Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Back in the day, word was that if there was no antenna load and the mic was keyed the power would "backfeed" into the circuitry and burn something up. Are CB radios of today overload protected against this, or is it still a potential problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Back in the day, word was that if there was no antenna load and the mic was keyed the power would "backfeed" into the circuitry and burn something up. Are CB radios of today overload protected against this, or is it still a potential problem? it's not a cb radio issue that much i do know, my buddy bought a brand new cobra 29 ltd and let me wire it up in my truck before he did and i still get the same SWRs on that as i do on my cobra 19 plus, so that leads me to believe the antenna area is the issue, could it be that i mounted the antenna mount over top of bed liner? thought of that today at work, but when i power on the cb and grab the antenna the SWRs don't drop, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skel130 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 That is very likely the issue. See if you can get a better ground. And what Oyaji means is that if you don't get your SWR down, it will burn out your radio. SWR= Standing Wave RATIO. It's a ratio of how much of the power is sent out from the antenna, and how much 'reflects' back into the radio. And yes, still an issue. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 That is very likely the issue. See if you can get a better ground. And what Oyaji means is that if you don't get your SWR down, it will burn out your radio. SWR= Standing Wave RATIO. It's a ratio of how much of the power is sent out from the antenna, and how much 'reflects' back into the radio. And yes, still an issue. :) ok that makes since, right now i'm waitin untill 12 to take my mj to firestone for an alignment, after that i'll tackle the bed liner, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyaji Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Only things made of metal will reflect radio waves. If you have a plastic bedliner, it has no effect on the metal beneath reflecting waves and acting as a ground plane. You should certainly have grounded your antenna though - you didn't by chance mount it to plastic and not to metal, did you? Regardless - you still have a problem, so recheck your antenna connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Only things made of metal will reflect radio waves. If you have a plastic bedliner, it has no effect on the metal beneath reflecting waves and acting as a ground plane. You should certainly have grounded your antenna though - you didn't by chance mount it to plastic and not to metal, did you? Regardless - you still have a problem, so recheck your antenna connections. no plastic bedliner, i have the factory spray in bed liner, and there is some of the bedliner under the mount, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 If you're trying to ground through the bedliner, good luck. Rubber doesn't conduct any better than plastic. Everything said still applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 If you're trying to ground through the bedliner, good luck. Rubber doesn't conduct any better than plastic. Everything said still applies. so there's rubber compounds in bedliner and not just the drop in bedliner? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyaji Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Not just plastic and rubber - you can add paint to the list of non-conductors... in every-day life that means pretty much everything not made of metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautical Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Heh heh, funny story about rubber. If you've got thick rubber soles on your boots, go grab an electric fence. You won't get shocked because of how well rubber insulates. Put your knee on the ground and get ready for one hell of a jolt! Don't ask me how I know. But yes, rubber is a BAD conductor, I'd sand it down to metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 For any electrical connection, you want metal on metal. Even paint can prevent a proper connection. But yes, most spray-in bedliners are rubberized in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 alright, thanks guys, once i get a chance i'll tackle that bedliner and update yall on it and PFCLeist, try leadin up against a wooden post with an electric fence goin to it for horses, i'll never make that mistake again, have nice thick rubber soles on my boots too, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautical Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 alright, thanks guys, once i get a chance i'll tackle that bedliner and update yall on it and PFCLeist, try leadin up against a wooden post with an electric fence goin to it for horses, i'll never make that mistake again, have nice thick rubber soles on my boots too, Redwolf Yes, but you did ground yourself as soon as you touched that wooden post, which completed the circuit. Either way, the advice for everyone to take away from this is: Electric fence BAD, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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