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I know welding cable has a lot of very fine wires and a little research says that's because it's more flexible which makes sense. It may be the same reason for grounding straps. I haven't had a chance to reattach that ground strap so I don't know if it's gonna change anything yet. I would guess...

Got an end today and will solder that on as soon as I can. We've got storms coming so I'll wait it out. Was gonna buy a new braided cable but apparently they must have a little gold content in them. This begs the question. Why do these ground straps need to be braided? I'm sure there's a reason...

I'm not going to touch the radio or antenna at all. I'll hook that ground back up and see if that does anything with the 2.0 SWR and post the results here.

Great idea! I figured it went down to the bellhousing and after changing out a few CPS's in my life I knew going back down there would be a nightmare. I think some of those head bolts have additional threads on top. That would be a perfect spot. I'll run out in a bit and get a parts list...

Well, well, well...what do we have here on the jeep. I've seen that grounding strap for years...goes down behind the engine. It just lifted right out of there. Don't know if it's the culprit but I do know it needs to be hooped up.

Thanks for that info. I knew grounding was important and I checked continuity between the mount and the fender and it was fine. There could be an issue between the fender and the battery though...I will check that. I'm new here and haven't had a chance to look around. It's good to know that...

Thanks for the reply. It raises another question that I was gonna ask later because it's not about the Washington. I installed a small Cobra 19 in my Jeep recently and have it hooked to a 4' Firestick. I cut the excess coax and resoldered the tip. I checked grounding and continuity and...

I didn't think it would be a problem...a couple ohm difference on a 30 year old radio. I'm interested in hearing why, or why it doesn't make a difference.

A little personal background first. I used CB's in my 30's when I was a trucker and now 30 years later I'm jumping back in. Never was a technician...just a user. Recently put a cb in my jeep and set up a base station a few months ago. Anyway, last week I purchased a Washington base station which...

I see you're in MI...I'm in Metamora MI

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I'm always willing to learn. This Washington base station was $50...I know it's old and may be on it's last legs. I was able to talk with my wife on it from the jeep in the driveway. I probably had all the knobs set wrong but I was able to talk through it. What a better piece of equipment to...

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Just joined. Back in my 30's I used CB when I was a trucker. All I knew about them was to key the mic and talk. I'm getting back into it now and I'm pretty much still at the "key the mic and talk" level of knowledge. I've got a cb in the jeep and I've got a new Cobra 29 LTD setup as a base...