Keystone State Thread

Could you take a photo of your antenna bracket, where did wire gets hooked up do the antenna adapter?

 

I don't have one of those testers, or know how to use them.

 

That's not the answer I was looking for, LOL

 

Ground wire is mounted on top of the antenna wire on the bottom of the hood bracket. Grounded to where the battery is grounded.

 

Just being honest. I can build a website, but no clue how to work one of those. I know what I don’t know.

 

All good!

 

I'm looking at the photo of the ground wire connected on the bottom of the antenna bracket, and I'm not liking it... Sorry.
Since you don't have a multimeter to test it out could you please remove that wire from there, make sure you have a clean exposed metal on bottom of bracket ( around the hole), and reinstall the fire ring without that ground wire. Test swr. I would try to connect ground to one of support bolts instead ..

 

I know I read somewhere maybe in another Thread about fire Rings being a little finicky sometimes, but I don't know how to test if it's working okay or not without the multi meter.



Edit. And over the internet

 

I think you want the ground as short as possible, ideally it would just ground to what it's mounted to, if it's big enough a hood mount typically isn't. Did you scrape any powder coat off to make a good ground connection.

Could be interference with the ground that close to battery.

 

I’ll try a few things tomorrow when there’s more light. And hopefully it’s not raining (much). The downside of not having a garage.

 

Sorry. Still busy in garage and prepping for 20 14yr olds coming over to our house tomorrow afternoon.

 

I feel your pain...
I have a ham radio that I have to install, run power wires through firewall and I stalled... Weather, time and life get in the way

 

Damn, working today. Woulda grabbed pizza.

On the CB antenna topic, how is the antenna grounded? Is there another wire other than the one to the radio itself?

I bought a secondhand antenna, havent gotten around to installing it yet, but it will be on a caliraised bracket by the taillight.

Also, @Bastek what do you mean by fire ring?

 

Working again. I swapped shifts today so that I could have last Monday off since I was in NC.

I swapped tomorow because another guy wanted to have off tomorow, but it gives me Fri/Sat/Sun off coming up

 

It's an antenna wire with a a sealed connector that @dziner is sporting.

It is supposed to be weather sealed or whatnot. Some people swear by it, some people have issues (possibly with water penetration and corrosion).

From looks of it, it should be placed against the bracket to prevent water intrusion.

FireStik K-8R18 18 foot Fire-Flex coax cable with Fire-Ring

FireStik K-8R18 18 Foot Fire-Flex Coax Cable with Fire-Ring

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000X3C8L8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_C7xfCbZ8HVYVB

 

If that green "G" horizontal line is the hood mount bracket, my ground wire is between that and the Fire-Ring.

 

I may also try removing the quick disconnect and heavy spring and just mounting the antenna to the FireRing stud mount.

 

I saw that, and I'm not digging it... Lol I'm actually afraid it might be the cause of your issue Either shorting out your stud, or preventing proper connection.
Or, I might be completely wrong

One step at the time?

 

9:00 am Sunday slider reinstall 3360 Davisville rd Hatboro, Pa.

 

Thanks Craig I was asking for a friend apparently he picked it up today and is all kinda stoked