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My favorite mic. Just came in today. Always liked the sound. I'm not much into echo (unless I'm really trying to anger someone), but a slight reverb is cool. I remember these always being loud, and a bit raspy/distorted. (How I like my audio.) I had a friend who said he expanded the frequency...

Oh, by the way, what is the PL259 connector thingee with the closed end? Anyone? B u e l l e r?

Okay now I'm completely confused, which is certainly not a rarity. I thought an SWR measurement WAS a measurement of reflected power.

Nice little score from ARC Thrift Store. I love old CB stuff. I wonder what this cost when it was new. Seems like it is good quality, for it is very heavy. It reads the same as my cheap Chinese meter, so bye-bye cheap Chinese Meter, hello new Japanese meter!

After reading everything you said in the original post (for once), I would get a heavy duty magnet mount that has your standard 18 feet of coax, and run a 102' whip (with a spring, if the spring is needed for a better SWR) on the top of your camper. This will only work if the camper is metal...

Nice post! Gracias. Clearly understood. BTW, it is a mobile setup. 2019 President McKinley radio, Midland HF747 amp, LMR400UF coax, and a 9' whip. I've been considering a CMC as well. Top of the evening, from Denver!

Copy that. I've yet to hear someone say that they are accurate. I don't know why they wouldn't be. He'll, if anything should be able to show reflected power accurately, I would certainly think a circuit inside the damn radio would be the optimum place to take that reading or measurment.

With no external meter in line, I was observing how the radio's internal meter always shows a much better SWR with the amp turned on.

With no external meter in line, I was observing how the radio's internal meter always reads a much better SWR with the amp turned on.

Roger that. Thanks.

Alright, you rattled my brain a bit. So, are you saying that an SWR meter is is only being sure of a "safe pathway", or measuring the "length" of the circuit inside the amp, and power has nothing to do with an SWR reading?

Thanks, Chris. I got what you said! Thanks! Will take that advice.

If there is terrain above you, a 1/4 wave ground plane. If you are above everything, a 5/8 wave ground plane.

I would home brew a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna, and put it on a 10' mast on the roof of your trailer.

I must take your word for it. I've heard for years that built in SWR meters are worthless. This is my first radio with one. When I've had an external meter in line, the reading was the same as the radio's. So, the question begs.... If internal meters are not accurate, why do the manufactures...

Heard MMM yesterday on 11M here in Colorado! Dude was laying down so much signal, I thought he was going to start a wildfire. Legendary stuff!

Yes I know but my new McKinley has an SWR meter built in, so I was checking the radio's reading. Not an external meter. Cheers.

I'm getting a 1.8 to 2.0 SWR on 11 Meters using a little 100 Watt amp, when the amp is OFF, and when I turn the amp ON, the SWR drops to 1.4. That's kind of crazy, no?