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There's a guy near chicago that always says "Now who wants to come over here and watch me poop?, come on, I know there's someone out there that wants to watch me poop! I'm over here at the -insert truck stop here- and feel a big stinky one buiding up, so who wants to come out here, and watch me...
One of the locals here has tons of CPI stuff, and has a ton of info, and knows people that work on CPIs exclusively. I'll ask him next time I talk to him, and post back.
Being top loaded, and using a 2nd grounded antenna, maybe the spacing between the 2 antennas is what's causing it. Maybe it's the heigth. Try adding a spacer (spring) to the skipshooter, and see how it affects your swr, and go from there.
Thanks for the reply. I was thinking about the hood, too, but already have a roof mount. I believe the best place for an omni antenna is center mounted on roof. If I can only have one up there, the CB antenna wins, since I use it more, lol.
1) Midland 79-290, President JFK
2) wilson silver load, firestick stainless mirror mount, cobra 25 NW ST
3) Magnum inline noise filter, hustler mag mount antenna, almost every radio I got from ebay.
I have a wilson 5000 for CB and now a larsen dual band 2 m/70 cm NMO mount antenna I want to mount to my ford ranger. I always had the wilson mag mounted to the center of the roof, and am getting ready to drill a hole for the permanant mount. I also want my VHF/UHF antenna permanant mounted, but...
The tone squelch is optional thing that depends on preference I think. I only say that, because it can be turned on and off. In the on position, the radio is quiet, and only takes the signal, if it picks up the required tone, which is sub-audible.
DUH...I think I figured it out :redface: The tone is to access the repeater, and the tone squelch frequency allows the incoming signal to break MY squelch. If that's not right, PLEASE let me know. lol.
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