swr meter is for testing the antenna when connected to the radio
try changing to another antenna - or do some tuning on the one you're using
The swr meter goes in line between the radio and antenna -
Radio --coax-- SWR meter -- coax-----antenna


"Jim Douglas" wrote in message
news:Wwq%c.144109$Fg5.142646@attbi_s53...
Got a SWR meter and trying to test the radio, do as instructions from web,
set switch, adjust to cal mark, change switch etc, no matter what I do
it's
no where near 1:1 always over in the red still?? WTF? Could it be the
radio,
purchased off EBay and of course it was new!


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