How to Tune A CB Antenna

[@jar7166]

Your honesty is very welcomed, thank you for the video.

[@EmbarkWithMark]

Thank you! I really appreciate these types of comments. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@AlpacoFilms]

Dang man! I didn't know there was so much to CB's! Thanks for doing this! Saving all these in a playlist for when I get one!

[@zeez9053]

Thanks for the education ! ✌️🇬🇧

[@EmbarkWithMark]

Any time!

[@BallerGaming198]

if you wanted to change the swr without cutting the wire ( you dont cut the fiberglass) you move the mount up or down

[@EmbarkWithMark]

True, I could move the mount up/down. I think most do not have that option. Never the less, good idea!

[@BRP42]

“Don’t do it in front of your house”. AKA I’m going off road for awhile! 😃Thanks for the info Mark!

[@EmbarkWithMark]

Exactly! Any excuse, lol! Glad you found the video helpful.

[@moabwheeling1305]

Great video Mark . I'm going to ditch my CB for a GMRS radio and then just get a hand held CB for those who are not on GMRS . Take care sir and catch you on your next video. I wish you guys lived in Utah still so we could meet up and do some off roading.

[@EmbarkWithMark]

I say go for it. We keep a CB in the Jeep because we have a lot of friends who still run it. However, I cant say we will be adding a CB in the 4runner most likely GMRS or Ham. I think the units are just nicer all around. CB has a special place in my heart, but I think its less practical in todays times when compared to the new GMRS MicroMobile units.

[@micwell2247]

How was/is your ground plane on that mount ?

[@EmbarkWithMark]

It's alright, not the best honestly. Jeeps don't really have a great area to mount. But this works well enough.

[@MrBigsam1979]

I have a question, sir. When I try tuning my cb I cal it to set on fwd. Then switch it to ref it stay in the red what I'm I doing wrong

[@EmbarkWithMark]

You may have a short in the cable going to the antenna, or the CB antenna doesn’t have a good ground to the body.

[@Jr-eu9ex]

Do I need that tool if my CB has a screen? It’s tells me that same info.

[@EmbarkWithMark]

The SWR meter on your radio should be good enough. I would use it.

[@Jr-eu9ex]

@@EmbarkWithMark oh okay thanks, wish you had shown how to trim the antenna lol I can’t find videos on it. I’d have to cut too much

[@EmbarkWithMark]

@@Jr-eu9ex you just cut it down a little bit. Go slow. I should have shown it, but my antenna just didn’t need it.

[@Jr-eu9ex]

@@EmbarkWithMark yeah it would not make sense for you to cut it so no worries and would you say cut about 1/4 inch every time? Or less?

[@EmbarkWithMark]

I’d go less than that. If you can maybe 1/16 or an 1/8 at the most.

[@arconeagain]

If you take the cap off at the beginning, you'll get nowhere with the tunable tip model. This is because the SWR changes a fair bit with the Firestik when you put it back on. Rotate the whole lot with the end cap in place.

[@EmbarkWithMark]

This has not been the case on my specific setups, but SWR is high sensitive and variable for each vehicle. So this sounds like good advice to me! Thank you!

[@Fox250R]

Or you could move your antenna to another place on the truck and your swr will drop to 1.1

[@EmbarkWithMark]

Maybe. There’s not to many places on Jeeps. With a fiberglass top and all, but yea 1:1 is ideal.

[@Fox250R]

@@EmbarkWithMark I have my antenna on the hood fender on my Chevy Silverado. Seems to work pretty good. I also use a Stryker a10 mag mount and that also works very well. Nice 1.1 swr on my stryker

[@tangobayus]

SWR of 1.5 is a 3% loss.

[@EmbarkWithMark]

This I did not know. Thank you!