those cb things.

put me cb in the other day , it works and everything sept when i key the mike the power meter shoots way up to 7 or so , thats not normal is it?
do i need to use one of them swr thingys on it?

aye you need to match yer aerial to the frequency thingy

nobber said:

put me cb in the other day , it works and everything sept when i key the mike the power meter shoots way up to 7 or so , thats not normal is it?
do i need to use one of them swr thingys on it?

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Yes it's normal but you also need to swr your setup as a poor swr can damage your cb. There is a good thread on LRUK in the electronics/ice section.

il have to get one of those swr meter thingys then , it said on the pack the earial was already swr'd. load of old maplins rubbish it must have bin.

ah dint see how it can be swr'd ,,am sure they need to be adjusted to their surroundings..i.e. done on yer veeehickeeel

nobber said:

il have to get one of those swr meter thingys then , it said on the pack the earial was already swr'd. load of old maplins rubbish it must have bin.

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There usually pretty close but you still need to fine tune them.

slob said:

ah dint see how it can be swr'd ,,am sure they need to be adjusted to their surroundings..i.e. done on yer veeehickeeel

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yeah , thats what i reckoned , all i need to do is open the wee grub screw and lift or lower the whip to set it yeah?
i havent used one since the 80's , lots of peeps chatting back then , is it still as busy nowadays , wot with people chattin all over tinterweb and all?

nobber said:

yeah , thats what i reckoned , all i need to do is open the wee grub screw and lift or lower the whip to set it yeah?
i havent used one since the 80's , lots of peeps chatting back then , is it still as busy nowadays , wot with people chattin all over tinterweb and all?

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you may be disappointed only people I seem to pick up are foul-mouthed morons or idiots playing music and jamming the airwaaves with crap rave/ house music.

redhand said:

you may be disappointed only people I seem to pick up are foul-mouthed morons or idiots playing music and jamming the airwaaves with crap rave/ house music.

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not much has changed then.

may as well stick here then

slob said:

may as well stick here then

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what was that slob , didnt hear ya , some one playin damn techno all over tinterweb.

breaker on the side will ye ferk orf whiff yer **** mooosic

il follow yer signal an blow up yer set wiv me power box.

This wuz the simplest, most comprehensive set up guide I found:

Installing CB Into 4x4's