SWR not set.. WIll it hurt my radio?

July 30th 05, 05:52 PM

Professor

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It depends on how bad the match is. There is a good chance that you'll
be OK. It takes a match of perhaps 5:1 or worse to overheat the
transmit output transistor in most CBs.

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

driver42 wrote:
Hi,
If I'm not able to set the SWR in the trucks that I drive will it hurt the
radio or just give me decreased range?

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