ExploringNH
Explorer
I have had a problem with my CB since Ive owned it. I have a Cobra 75wxt or whatever the model is that has all of the controls in the handset and a small box to mount remotely. I have a Firestik 4' antenna and some generic cabling. The small box has a metal case and is not grounded. It is mounted to my plastic center console area. It does not have provisions for a ground wire to be run to it. All it has for connections are antenna out, mic in, and +/-12v. My antenna is mounted to my steel rear bumper with a stainless steel firestik mount.
When I transmit, everyone can hear me, but its very quiet compared to anyone else in the group, to a point of almost not being able to hear me. I can hear everyone else just fine.
I used to have a cheap radio shack magnetic mount antenna that I thought was causing the problem, but I replaced that with the Firestik this weekend and ran a new cable at the same time and am still having the problem. I metered my SWR when I installed the new antenna and am below 1.5 on both channel 1 and 40.
Any ideas on why its transmitting so quietly, but still clearly? Could it be a grounding problem?
When I transmit, everyone can hear me, but its very quiet compared to anyone else in the group, to a point of almost not being able to hear me. I can hear everyone else just fine.
I used to have a cheap radio shack magnetic mount antenna that I thought was causing the problem, but I replaced that with the Firestik this weekend and ran a new cable at the same time and am still having the problem. I metered my SWR when I installed the new antenna and am below 1.5 on both channel 1 and 40.
Any ideas on why its transmitting so quietly, but still clearly? Could it be a grounding problem?