Whats The Problem??
#2
08-30-2007, 01:53 PM
check your coax and check on the swr reading on the radio
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08-30-2007, 02:14 PM
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Make sure the area that you mounted the antenna is well grounded. Make sure the little white washer is on top of the mount base and not the bottom.
Make sure the radio is adequately grounded, sometimes the factory grounds suck. If the ANT light goes read when you key the mic, the antenna is grounding out and killing the power to the radio (safety feature built into the radio), if so, start all over with the mouting bracket and base. Also, some Firesticks have a screw at the top, for adjusting the SWR's, which should be 1.5:1 or less. Good luck!
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#4
08-30-2007, 02:23 PM
OUCH.... theres A LOT more to it then just drop'n it in like a car radio, haha! Does anyone know a good place around the Toledo, OH area thats fairly decent priced? Either way, what should I have done to it??? PEAKED??? TUNED???
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08-30-2007, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by unkut2003
OUCH.... theres A LOT more to it then just drop'n it in like a car radio, haha! Does anyone know a good place around the Toledo, OH area thats fairly decent priced? Either way, what should I have done to it??? PEAKED??? TUNED???
My 29LTD - Dale Earnhardt # 3 Special Edition,currently in my dually at home, is maxed at 4 watts dead key, 12 watts swing matched to a pair of 4' Cobra antenna's (can't recall the product #, the ones with the adjustable metal tips) and co-phased coax (18') carefully routed and not coiled. This radio will typically talk 5 -20 miles depending on terrain, and it hears way more than is useful. The Cobra29 Nightwatch in my company truck is box stock with factory Peterbuilt antenna's and will talk 3 - 10 miles and again, the squelch is usually about the 12 o'clock position to block out the garbage. That said, where are the squelch and RF Gain set on your radio - Squelch all the way off would be all the way counter clockwise (left). Full RF Gain would be full clockwise (right). Typical mic gain is around the 2-3 o'clock position. Your RF Gain may be turned all the way off, which would greatly effect the listening range.
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08-30-2007, 02:43 PM
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A couple of technical websites that may help with your issues.
http://www.wilsonantenna.com/tsswrt.htm http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs.htm
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#8
08-30-2007, 03:04 PM
Originally Posted by countryhorseman
A couple of technical websites that may help with your issues.
http://www.wilsonantenna.com/tsswrt.htm http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs.htm  But since someone mentioned the ground, this could be.... since it makes a wierd sound everytime I use the power windows and so forth???
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08-31-2007, 01:11 AM
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08-31-2007, 04:55 AM
What service?
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