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Well I was surfing through my channels and ended up on ch 1 and pegged the my 2M's S-meter. So I checked it out further. I only bleed into my 2M while my CB is on ch 1 & 2. As I was having trouble with my SWR not being as low as I'd like(1.4 ch 40 and 1.2 ch 1 after installing the second antenna. It was a flat 1.15 on ch 1 & 40 before). I never could quite get it flat again even after re-tuning. I decided to remove the second antenna that was on the roof. I am flat again, but now 1.5 on all channels so today I'll raise the stinger back to where it was before I re-tuned it. I found 2 breaks in the insulation of the coax for the 2M antenna and the shielding was exposed to the cab of the truck. Maybe that was part of my problem??? I will have to figure out another location for the second radio antenna. I can't transmit on the 2M anyway till I get my ticket. I've just been using it like a mobile scanner, to listen to local and state police, and also I use the NOAA weather. Either way, I am going to go to a permenant mount on the CB antenna instead of a magmount, and maybe creat an RF choke at the feed point. My second antenna will have to find a home other than the roof of the cab.

<blockquote data-quote="roadrage" data-source="post: 380285" data-attributes="member: 21185"><p>Well I was surfing through my channels and ended up on ch 1 and pegged the my 2M&#039;s S-meter.&nbsp; So I checked it out further.&nbsp; I only bleed into my 2M while my CB is on ch 1 &amp; 2.&nbsp; As I was having trouble with my SWR not being as low as I&#039;d like(1.4 ch 40 and 1.2 ch 1 after installing the second antenna.&nbsp; It was a flat 1.15 on ch 1 &amp; 40 before).&nbsp; I never could quite get it flat again even after re-tuning.&nbsp; I decided to remove the second antenna that was on the roof.&nbsp; I am flat again, but now 1.5 on all channels so today I&#039;ll raise the stinger back to where it was before I re-tuned it.&nbsp; I found 2 breaks in the insulation of the coax for the 2M antenna and the shielding was exposed to the cab of the truck.&nbsp; Maybe that was part of my problem???&nbsp; I will have to figure out another location for the second radio antenna.&nbsp; I can&#039;t transmit on the 2M anyway till I get my ticket.&nbsp; I&#039;ve just been using it like a mobile scanner, to listen to local and state police, and also I use the NOAA weather.&nbsp;&nbsp; Either way, I am going to go to a permenant mount on the CB antenna instead of a magmount, and maybe creat an RF choke at the feed point.&nbsp; My second antenna will have to find a home other than the roof of the cab.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="roadrage, post: 380285, member: 21185"] Well I was surfing through my channels and ended up on ch 1 and pegged the my 2M's S-meter. So I checked it out further. I only bleed into my 2M while my CB is on ch 1 & 2. As I was having trouble with my SWR not being as low as I'd like(1.4 ch 40 and 1.2 ch 1 after installing the second antenna. It was a flat 1.15 on ch 1 & 40 before). I never could quite get it flat again even after re-tuning. I decided to remove the second antenna that was on the roof. I am flat again, but now 1.5 on all channels so today I'll raise the stinger back to where it was before I re-tuned it. I found 2 breaks in the insulation of the coax for the 2M antenna and the shielding was exposed to the cab of the truck. Maybe that was part of my problem??? I will have to figure out another location for the second radio antenna. I can't transmit on the 2M anyway till I get my ticket. I've just been using it like a mobile scanner, to listen to local and state police, and also I use the NOAA weather. Either way, I am going to go to a permenant mount on the CB antenna instead of a magmount, and maybe creat an RF choke at the feed point. My second antenna will have to find a home other than the roof of the cab. [/QUOTE]

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