hi everyone, newbie here,
ok, its a bit of a broad question, so please ask whatever u like.
i have a cb in my car, with a 1.5 metre whip antenna, ive made a radial ground plane to help the signal out, my swr readings are a bit high, ive adjusted my way, so it reads about 1.1 on fwd, and 1.5 on rev.
i have a magnetic mount on the roof of my car.
questions:
should my fwd when i set be in the red at "set, then on rev it should drop to about 1.1-1.5
how big should the radials be on the ground plane
is it worth putting a round wire from the mag mount to the chassis of the car
will ferrite beads help if i put on the antenna coaxial cable, i have on the power leads.
thats all for now, any help would be appreciated
thanks
ok, its a bit of a broad question, so please ask whatever u like.
i have a cb in my car, with a 1.5 metre whip antenna, ive made a radial ground plane to help the signal out, my swr readings are a bit high, ive adjusted my way, so it reads about 1.1 on fwd, and 1.5 on rev.
i have a magnetic mount on the roof of my car.
questions:
should my fwd when i set be in the red at "set, then on rev it should drop to about 1.1-1.5
how big should the radials be on the ground plane
is it worth putting a round wire from the mag mount to the chassis of the car
will ferrite beads help if i put on the antenna coaxial cable, i have on the power leads.
thats all for now, any help would be appreciated
thanks