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The trucks mine I plan on going with mirror mounts soon as I find some.this truck has the plastic aero dynamic mirrors. I haven't cracked open the radio yet to look at the resistor mentioned. I receive beautifully nice n clean but no one can hear me when the light comes on does it shut down...

No when I picked up the truck I tried to get the maintenance guys to put a cb in and they wouldn't

I haven't checked it with anything other then the radios meter. I was going to buy a external meter today but upon looking at it i noticed I'd need to get another coax cable. And didn't see one available there. I'm very much just starting out literally. I flew out to Chicago a week ago bought...

When on swr it dont reach 1 even. I can hear others very clear at times. Though In doubt anyone can hear me as havnt gotten a single response yet lol. I got a Wilson spring mount. And am keeping my eye peeled for a 5 or 6' topload antenna when at truck stops. On a side note what do you guys...

Would using the k40 big coil antenna in between the sleeper and trailer with only a foot of the whip sticking out above the truck cause this? Now that I added the extra ground (made sure it contacts the mount not the inner part isolated with plastic ring) the swr light comes on when I release...

Sorry bout the multiple posts. My phone is being uncooperative. I had typed out a lengthy response that it decided to not share with the group. So hear goes again. When you say pinched are you meaning a tight bend or physically squeezed between 2 things? I've got no tight bends but there is a...

I forgot to mention I'm using the radios meter

I have a Galaxy dx 959 my first cb (actually got 2 for 240 us ) installed in my peterbilt 579 removed the original antenna replace with a.k40 open coil antena in factory mount behind the sleeper. Ran a new Wilson coax and when I key up the mic in am the swr alert light comes on but the...