Thundersmoke
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I have the Cobra 29 with the basic peak and tune. I've had k40's(6000w)whip and factory antennas on this volvo and i now have the k40 adjustable antenna. My antenna light would go on and when I keyed up, but no matter what adjustment I made,(higher or lower) the antenna light kept coming on. I read something about "ground plane" and I have a grounding mount on the bracket. After I'd about given up, I ran a single piece of tie-wire from the base of the antenna to one of the screws holding the bracket in place. Now the antenna light doesn't come on and the CB gets out. The "cal" is off but i've adjusted the "SWR" knob down to where it reads one.I'm sure I real CB guy could get this setup right. My two questions for this are:
1. Will this "SWR" improperly set hurt anything internally for the CB?
2. Do Volvo trucks have a grounding problem?:tiphat:
1. Will this "SWR" improperly set hurt anything internally for the CB?
2. Do Volvo trucks have a grounding problem?:tiphat: