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k, I added one 45 degree angle piece of 93" copper to my dipole as a test, and now I'm getting: Ch-1=1.2swr Ch-20=1.2swr Ch-40=1.3swr Does that make it a "tri-Pole"? My power meter reads at about 7 watts, Am I heading in the right direction??

Success!!! I think. :) You guys tell me. I've been back and forth to the attick adjusting the length of my dipole. I think I've got it in the sweet spot right at 93 inches on each side of the dipole. Channel-1 =1.6swr, channel-20 =1.4swr, and channel-40 =1.3swr. Sound good to you guys? Oh...

got home from work and my 3 range power/modulation/SWR tester is here... woohoo!! but it's raining and lightening, so I'm not going to be going up and down the ladder adjusting my antenna tonight. Hopefully tomorrow.

hmm, as far as grounding goes. I'm using a power converter that plugs into the wall outlet, and my radio sits on top of it, and plugs the 12 volt positive and neg into it. I don't have any other grounding straps or lines attached... should I? I did try using the built in SWR meter on the radio...

Thanks for the info, and yes, my TX/RX light goes from green to red when I key my mic, but the antenna light under the tx/rx light also goes red when I key my mic. I should be able to get pretty high with my antennas, nothing really stopping me as far as I know. Is there a legal limit to how...

yes, sorry, I should've been more descriptive. The red antenna light only comes on when I key the Mike for transmit. I was under the impression that this meant there was a problem with the antenna, so I've gone back through my dipole, and replaced the connectors. I also tried it with another car...

Since I'm just now getting started, and haven't even recieved my swr meter yet, let me go ahead and ask the question, now that y'all have me thinkin'... I want a good omni directional antenna that I can get good distance out of. What are my best choices? From what I'm reading so far, my dipole...

howdy, trying to setup my first CB base station so I figured I'd come straight to the experts. I have a cobra 29 LTD in my basement, and I ran coax up into my attic, and I strung a 11 meter half wave legth (18ft) dipole up in my attic. I honestly have no idea if this is a good setup or...