jsmoriss
Explorer
I used to have a decent SWR, but then it turned bad, and I suspected my coax. My antenna was mounted on my tailgate, and my coax would bend every time the gate would open/close. I just change my rear bumper, and changed the coax (routing it from the outside, so no more bends). I dissected the coax and found the core was broken. I cleaned up some rust here & there and redid everything. I used a multimeter to check the ground, etc. -- everything looks perfect. I just can't seem to get the SWR lower than 2 (using internal or external SWR meter). I tried different antennas (4' firefly, 5' wilson), coax (18+9, 18, 30), and even connected the CB directly to another battery. I feel like I've tried every possible combination, and still can't get a decent SWR. The only thing I can think of that might be the culprit is the CB itself. Is it possible that by using it with a bad coax, I could have damaged it, and the only hint of this damage affects the SWR?
Thanks,
js.
Thanks,
js.