CB

[Barneyboy]

hello just got a midlands cb and put up aerial on 20 foot scaffolding pole not getting any talking what am i doing wrong do i need to move the aerial thanks guys

[Nemesis]

Been years since I last used one.

http://www.4x4cb.com/public/page.cfm?Page=795

[NorthernRaider]

(30 May 2012, 18:15)Barneyboy Wrote: hello just got a midlands cb and put up aerial on 20 foot scaffolding pole not getting any talking what am i doing wrong do i need to move the aerial thanks guys

Have you tuned the aerial in with an SWR meter?, What frequency range and band is it

[Skean Dhude]

You need a SWR meter to transmit. If you transmit out of wave then it blows the transistors.

You should be able to recieve without any issues. Maybe nobody is transmitting.

[Tonka]

Not many people use CB's and range is limited. Perhaps there isn't much chatter in your area?

I just have a couple of handheld transceivers I use when off roading. I only ever picked up anyone not in my group when on top of hills near large settlements.

I was just a kid in the 80s but they were good fun then. My older siblings had them... in their Mk1 Escorts, and Capris with faux-tiger-skin seat covers.

What's your handle good buddy?

[Barneyboy]

to be fair didnt no what a swr was will look into it thank you all for your help guys will let you no