jeeptorino68
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Just installed a Uniden bearcat cmx560 (an all in the handset unit) ran that through ~9ft of coax to my firestik moutn and to my ~4ft firestik classic antenna.
hooked up the SWR meter first (of course) and followed its instructions. SWR reading is just above 1. great (seems a bit too good to be true, but whatever)
i have set up several CBs in several rigs the same way without issue.
here is the issue(s) in this setup
when i key the mic (to transmit) the AM/FM radio gets quieter, the volume. the two units are not tied together, other than chassis ground...any ideas?
i have not tried to receive a known signal, but all channels i was receiving static unless i changed the squelch to level 2 or 3 (this unit only has 1, 2, or 3 for the squelch, which is frustrating)
bad radio ground? bad antenna ground?
ideas?
tonight i will try sending from one of my rigs to another and see what happens.
hooked up the SWR meter first (of course) and followed its instructions. SWR reading is just above 1. great (seems a bit too good to be true, but whatever)
i have set up several CBs in several rigs the same way without issue.
here is the issue(s) in this setup
when i key the mic (to transmit) the AM/FM radio gets quieter, the volume. the two units are not tied together, other than chassis ground...any ideas?
i have not tried to receive a known signal, but all channels i was receiving static unless i changed the squelch to level 2 or 3 (this unit only has 1, 2, or 3 for the squelch, which is frustrating)
bad radio ground? bad antenna ground?
ideas?
tonight i will try sending from one of my rigs to another and see what happens.