Jim Douglas wrote:

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!


Hello Jim:

What type antenna installation do you have? The more you describe it the
more we can help.

Jay in the Mojave

I bought a magnetic antenna with about 12' of cable. The instructions on the
antenna say move to channel 1 and that you might move the antenna up/down
1/8" to achieve something near 1, but nothing.

Is the radio crap? I have bid on another magnetic antenna on ebay to see if
something is wrong with the RS one.

"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
...
Jim Douglas wrote:

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!


Hello Jim:

What type antenna installation do you have? The more you describe it the
more we can help.

Jay in the Mojave

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Don't forget, you can return anything you buy at RatShack for up to 30
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pPete Davis
pJim Douglas wrote:
blockquote TYPE=CITEI bought a magnetic antenna with about 12' of cable.
The instructions on the
brantenna say move to channel 1 and that you might move the antenna up/down
br1/8" to achieve something near 1, but nothing.
pIs the radio crap? I have bid on another magnetic antenna on ebay to
see if
brsomething is wrong with the RS one.
p"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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br Jim Douglas wrote:
br
br Got a SWR meter and trying to test the radio, do as instructions
from
brweb,
br set switch, adjust to cal mark, change switch etc, no matter what
I do
brit's
br no where near 1:1 always over in the red still?? WTF? Could it
be the
brradio,
br purchased off EBay and of course it was new!
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br Hello Jim:
br
br What type antenna installation do you have? The more you describe
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Make sure you don't have anything under the base of the antenna. Some people
try to put a towel or something under it to protect the paint. It won't
work.

Chris
"Jim Douglas" wrote in message
news:_%B%c.1960$LT5.258@attbi_s52...
| I bought a magnetic antenna with about 12' of cable. The instructions on
the
| antenna say move to channel 1 and that you might move the antenna up/down
| 1/8" to achieve something near 1, but nothing.
|
| Is the radio crap? I have bid on another magnetic antenna on ebay to see
if
| something is wrong with the RS one.
|
| "Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
| ...
| Jim Douglas wrote:
|
| 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!
|
|
| Hello Jim:
|
| What type antenna installation do you have? The more you describe it the
| more we can help.
|
| Jay in the Mojave
|
|

I also purchased another SWR meter and it reads pretty much the same as the
first one.

"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
...
Jim Douglas wrote:

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!


Hello Jim:

What type antenna installation do you have? The more you describe it the
more we can help.

Jay in the Mojave

"Jim Douglas" wrote in message
news:v0C%c.147248$Fg5.100219@attbi_s53...
I also purchased another SWR meter and it reads pretty much the same as
the
first one.


That's a good reason to believe your antenna is bad
try using a know 'good' antenna - borrow one for a minute and test again



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