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Yep but now I feel like an idiot lol. But thanks for the help guys I really do appreciate it.

So after doing some research I believe the meter on my midland is not really an swr meter after all. The manual says it is an s/rf meter that shows incoming signal strength and outgoing rf power. No mention of SWR's at all.

So if its really high on the internal meter and low on the external, my external is probably wrong?

How accurate are built in SWR meters on radios that have had the modulation turned up? The 3' jumper coax I have for my cb meter is causing my radio to not work properly for some reason. So in place of it I am using a piece of steel wire as a jumper cable from the meter to the radio. It seems...

Lol, I said I was a noob didn't I? But I do want to learn more about radios, and I learn best by doing, so If I burn this one up its no big deal. So I just adjust them with a screwdriver until I get the most output, correct? I apologize for my lack of knowledge. I've tried to research about...

So do I need a watt meter to peek those cans?

I'm a bit new to cb radios, I've got a Midland 5001z with a Wilson 1000 mag mount in my pickup. I've already turned up the modulation pot in the radio, and I'm looking for any other mods that I could do(with a screwdriver preferably), to help get some more power out of this thing.