Rausch Creek Taco Meet... 9th & 10th

It always rains at RC

 

wonderful. if it's pouring when i get there tonight, i may just sleep in the trailer.

i have a 10x20 foot canopy with me. takes about 15 minutes to set up, but if it's gonna rain, we might as well have some dry space to hang out in.

 

who ever got an swr meter bring it please

 

just stand in the rain until 4AM its not that bad.....
when u wake up in your tent soaked because you dint change....when u got it...well that part sucks

 

I'll bring a bucket of water for ya'll to satisfy your superstitions

 

Got one with me.

 

woot checked mine i think with my built in meter and its like 2.6 or some shit.....
but the problem light on my radio is not light up or anything..
so mabye it just needs a good tune

 

lol, don't most meters max out at 2.5-3?

 

im not even sure im doing it right?
its built into the uniden cb radio i haz....
and yes i think 3 is max

 

if it's that far off, it's most likely a ground issue, not an antenna adjustment. i have some cable and connectors in my toolbox if we need to run a ground or change up the one you have (if you have one)

when i put my new antenna on, the meter read 2.5. grounded it with an extra cable, which brought it to 1.4, then adjusted the antenna to get it to 1.

 

it was working fine for the last 2 years....."its a mag. mount wilson lil will ant."
then in the middle of the last trip just started breaking up and could not realy hear anone no more"

im looking to put a perment mount on now...
going to get a wilson 1000 roof mount and get this radio or the 75 hand held one "if it can be peaked" soon as well...

 

how's your coax routed? mine worked fine and then went to shit all of the sudden too about a year ago. turns out a couple zip ties broke and i toasted the coax on the muffler.

 

hard to explain....tied to roof racks down through door then tucked into door molding, under seat.....
my set up "radio" is one on a cig. lighter and i just plug it in when wheelin.....

but now am looking for something a lil more non temp.

 

door may have finally kinked it just a little too far hopefully the new antenna is all it needs though.

 

yea.....mabye with the flex......the last trip i was flexed so much i got out and the door wouldnt close by about a 1/2"

we will see
im stoping at a cb shop in pa to see if they has my new ant . in stock......
no cb shops here on the island......

 

yea i went to run my new set up last night, but ended up just putting the coax under the seat and floor mat and running it through the slider window for now...took the center console apart and then realized it would take alot longer to take all the electrical stuff out so i said screw it.


scott....i have my extra antenna in my truck for you if it is an antenna problem i got you covered and you can have this one

 

haha, a double cab with access cab issues.

 

Woot thanks guys.....as u all know I can use all the help I can get.....
How just hope my cv holds up....

 

can someone who gets there earlier today and has a smart phone post on here where in the lot we've established camp? a few of us will probably be getting there after dark, and noone likes "that guy" driving around in circles blinding all the campers trying to find his buddies.