Recent content by truckerdave

This is very unfortunate as I have been waiting for quite a while to buy a "big radio" waiting for the SSB version to come out to make my decision. I'm getting fed up with all the delays. I was trying to decide between some Northpoints and a Magnum S45 before Stryker came out. How are these...

I've used one also, but found it didn't hurt my receive as much as it helped me get out. BUT... I was driving a Sterling truck and because of static and interference, we were not able to get out or receive more than a mile...sometimes 6 tenths of a mile. In my case, it helped a lot. If you...

Just a little update. One guy has tried a Wilson no-ground antenna with no better/no worse results, although he's having the least of problems. I bought an antenna filter that uses a switch, bypass, 10db, 30db on the switch. It filters out static, but supposedly boosts 25-30mhz. I haven't had a...

Any ideas?

My company runs Sterling trucks and several drivers have been having major problems with them. First,the SWR isn't the same from one day to the next. I've gone from a 3:1 match one day...and the next day had a 1.2:1 match. When it rains our match tends to be worse than on dry days. We have run...