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Yeah, when are you down to get them??

 

Mr. @magicgus323 IF you PayPal me $400 tonight, and IF you drive to my work in Independence, CA on Tuesday, the wheels and tires are yours.

 

Tuesday.........

 

I don't know a whole lot about antenna tuning, but I did find this...

18428275-understanding-swr

Why would the standing wave only be off on two channels?

 

It gets those readings from the 2 furthest channels giving you a known safe reading for the rest of the channels

 

My issue is that my readings are over 3 on both channels (which can damage the radio if used). But everything looks fine and I can’t figure out why my reading won’t get any lower with tunning the antenna

 

My buddy is kinda savvy with radios and thinks either the antenna doesn't have a good ground or the driven element (center of coax) is shorting to ground. He said he would start there.

I just texted him your picture.

 

How would I know if the coax is shorting to ground

 

@WileECoyote

 

Gimme a sec so he can view your picture...

 

The whole inner sheath of coax is ground isn't it?

 

That’s what I thought. And I made sure not to coil it anywhere when running it. I zipped tied it to the frame under the truck and ran it through a rubber grommet under the driver seat

 

He hasn't responded, but it makes sense to me that you could disconnect the coax and continuity check the center to ground.

 

The sheath is grounded but the center element is not. It can't be.

 

You should have zero continuity between the center conductor and the sheath/shield. Then test the shield to ground at the point where the radio is mounted.

@NYCTaco52

 

Exactly. The center wire is hot. That's why it's protected by that fat layer of plastic.

 

Yep, and the fat plastic is surrounded by the shield.

 

I am in Visalia Ca it’s a 3 hr 59 min to get there just to get there

 

That's correct.

 

Send me PayPal info will do ASAP