Put the MFJ 945e tuner in the truck. This is one baaad (not good) antenna mount.
DX86V — RM ITALY KL203P — Palomar Coax Cube Filter — 945e — FT240-31 (9-wrap) choke of Wilson Mini-8 at feedpoint.
One might say SNR is better sharpened by its use. (Likely that’s not an accurate use of the term).
—Turn the radio power all the way up and it’s 1:1 at up to 30W shown.
— Kick in the 203 on low radio power and it’s possible to keep it anywhere under 2:1 with driver power from radio adjusted up/down. (40-90W as shown on cross-needle.)
(The what & why of that I’ll leave separate.)
It is now easier to adjust the EXACT amount of DSP, would be the point.
(A better antenna mount at some point.)
The ClearSpeaker is a good morale boost. Reflects what’s there with detail enhanced. Even small changes are obvious. Not muffled and lost.
Bandaids to a bad antenna mount & location aren’t lost causes, IMO, with a difficult Class 8 composite-body tractor.
Spending to get a little bit more adds up. Way past what many drivers would want.
Yet, the total spent on the complete radio rig is amortized against income losses and reduction of risk (safety). Many hours per day, many days per year, and many years of use changes the calculations about value received.
YMMV
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