On 31 Mar 2004 03:29:50 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

Your antenna is too short, or something is shorted in it,
or the coax.

"Rob" wrote:
That is after it is hooked up properly.

I have no problem calibrating now. The SWR readings are 2.5 on channel 1
and about 3.8 on channel 40.

Channel 12 was 3.5, not the 2.5 I had previously posted.



If the SWR is HIGHER on channel 40 than it is on channel 1, then the
antenna is TOO LONG.

Placement of the antenna is important too. I've seen guys with Jeep
setups who mount the whip to one of the "bumpers" within inches of the
vehicle body. This is not the smartest thing to do, and it will likely
affect the SWR.

Adjusting a fiberglass whip is a tricky operation. You can't
practically lengthen it, and if you cut it, and it doesn't help,
you've ruined an antenna.

Dave
"Sandbagger"
http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj