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Title: CB RADIO UPDATE
Post by: slazyks on May 11, 2012, 08:05:27 PM

I took Jeffys advice and went with the Uniden pro 520XL.  I matched the radio with a 3' firestik, firestik stud, firestik coax, SWR meter, 3' jumper and a teraflex driver side taillight mount.  I decided to install it all myself.  It was way easier than I thought it would be.  I just got done tuning it and I managed to get SWR reading of... channel 20=1.1  channel 1=1.5 and channel 40=1.5. 

Is that about what I can expect with this setup? 

Title: Re: CB RADIO UPDATE
Post by: aka-justin on May 11, 2012, 08:18:09 PM

Under 2 is pretty damn good. Awesome.

http://www.cbtricks.com/members/toban/swr.htm

Update:

Another site, http://www.roadtripamerica.com/equipment/how-to-tune-a-c-b-radio-antenna.htm

Title: Re: CB RADIO UPDATE
Post by: slazyks on May 12, 2012, 01:09:19 AM

Quote from: aka-justin on May 11, 2012, 08:18:09 PM

Under 2 is pretty damn good. Awesome.

http://www.cbtricks.com/members/toban/swr.htm

Update:

Another site, http://www.roadtripamerica.com/equipment/how-to-tune-a-c-b-radio-antenna.htm

Awesome links dude.  Thank You.

Title: Re: CB RADIO UPDATE
Post by: Tr00b on June 12, 2012, 11:53:23 AM

Where did you mount it?

Title: Re: CB RADIO UPDATE
Post by: aka-justin on June 12, 2012, 10:14:33 PM

Mine is up on the roof of my hardtop.

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