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Yep, you were right. I grounded the heck oout of this baby and when you key the microphone it goes up just to the red line on the radio. I'm going to tinker with the rings on the PT99 and try screwing them lower. They came from the factory screwed all the way up, which I don't think was right...
I didn't see a grounding lug on the antenna itself, so I assume I just attach the grounding cable to the portion of the antenna that is aluminum with a clamp and then the other end to the grounding rod. Right?
Does the PT99 need a ground wire and copper grounding rod to operate better? When I first installed it, the SWRs were out of sight. After it rained, I could actually hear something, but could not get a response. Mine is 30_ feet above the ground from the antenna base to the bottom of the...
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