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2011 f150 antenna is mounted on the left rear bed corner but I'm thinking of moving it to the roof or the center of the bed right behind the cab.

Thanks for the replies. Checked it today on another vehicgke setup and seemed to be working. Swr on someone elses setup was 1.2 on 1 and 1.35 on 40 so that tells me It should be working. Tried it on mine again and im getting 1.1 1_40 just cant believe my swr is that low.

Just added a workman hp201s into my rig and the SWR measurement just barely move the needle off the stop. My setup includes a uniden grant xl (phillipines), 102inch whip with gp riser and corona ball. Without the workman connected the built in swr reads anywhere from 1.4-1.8 but equal on 1 and...

Not positive but I don't think it's the mic. I plugged in a speaker to PA when this is happening and it works. Also saw the service bulletin for loose pic board screws... checked those and they were loose but it didn't solve the problem

OK got the new whip installed with new mini 8 coax. Reception is amazingly better but the radio still goes dead after a few minutes. No recieve and no transmit. The needle on the meter just stays buried to the left a 0. Then magically it will start working again. What are some things I can...

So this weekend I am installing my 102 inch whip with GP riser and corona ball. Couple questions: can I use locate or retaining compound on the corona ball once I find the correct length for low SWR? And what about using locate or dielectric grease on the antenna and riser threads? Lastly, I...

oh yeah forgot to mention. the current antenna is a 36 inch fire stick and i noticed upon removal the coax inner wire running to the element is cracked and the wires are exposed in a few places in the short run between where the coax is stripped back and it connects to the antenna. so could this...

Hi all, new here, been browsing for a few weeks. I have a cobra 25NWLTD that intermitenly stops transmitting and receiving and i just hear a very low tone of a buzz. when this happens the needle on the meter pegs all the way to the left and will not move even when i key the mic. then suddenly...