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This is an awesome thread. I love the visual aspect of the antenna. I wish I could say more about the function and all that but I have no clue about anything radio related. But that is why I am here, to learn. So my question is what do those coils do and why copper and the list can go on for...

So I saw on the road today a white truck with a white base(?)/mount(?)(whatever it is called) and was wondering if it was painted or he got it that way. But I have a Wilson Lil Will antenna and am curious if I can paint the base/mount? At present it is black.

I see your in Arizona and in the east valley. I am over on Gilbert and southern. Just getting into CBs and wanting to learn some things.

So about trimming it and moving it up and down. It is buried in the mount right now. I want to say it sits in about an inch and a half. So it would be best I guess to take that much or less for starters.

Quick one cell phone pic I will hopefully get some with my actual camera today.

I have it mounted in the middle of my truck and I have a GMC YUKON 2 door. I will post some pics tomorrow of my set up. About the antenna I have it barried in the mount. I will measure the new one VS. the old one. then hopfully I can go from there with your guys' awesome help...

ok so my results are, chnl 1 - just above the 2 chnl 20 - just about the 2 chnl 40 - close to the 3 as far as my pics above go I must have had the CAL setting off. but I checked it three times and this is what I got. so according to I need to trim some. Now the guy I was working...

Thanks will do. Again thanks you all have been great and have great info.

So this is a what I see when I use the built in meter. So is that ok or should I go ahead and get an external meter and check it that way?

I starting talking to a guy over the CB when I just had a radioshack CB and we did some trades I got the 29 from him he set my SWR for the radio shack CB but he was saying the readings were wanting the antenna taller and he already had it at the very end of the mount so. he got a longer whip(?)...

I will see if I can not post pics of my set some time tomorrow.

Thanks for the fast reply and good info in those articles. So reading those articles, I need an external SWR meter the one installed in the radio now is not as accurate?

I am sure this is been asked before and I tried the search option but nothing came up for cobra 29. Any way I have a Wilson lil wil antenna that I recently got a longer whip(?) for and need to understand how to set/check the swr. When I use the meter on the CB if I am reading it right it shows...