cb problem

schneiderz · Feb 9, 2011

Hey I finally got my cb all wired up but now when I turn it on there is no reception. Not even on the police channel.Any ideas? Also I have the midland 1001z

TimR · Feb 9, 2011

what antenna are you using?

Manual:

http://midlandradio.com/Resource_/OwnerManual/27/1001Z.pdf

schneiderz · Feb 9, 2011

a 3 foot fiberglass antenna from roadpro

TimR · Feb 9, 2011

ok, next, cb/pa set to pa, or cb? squelch full off/RF full on?

schneiderz · Feb 9, 2011

it's set to cb and I did mess with the settings when it didn't work and nothing happened

02RangerXLT · Feb 10, 2011

How do you have your antenna mounted?

I have the same radio you do, btw, great little radio. I'm running a 4ft Fiberglass Antenna and it works pretty decently.

schneiderz · Feb 10, 2011

on my toolbox in the bed of my truck

4x4junkie · Feb 10, 2011

Have you checked your antenna's SWR yet?

schneiderz · Feb 10, 2011

no I have to go get a meter still

Jcookie · Mar 3, 2011

Yea that's exactly where I'm at now I got a uniden pro538w with a cobra a1000 magnetic mount antenna the last thing to do is get it tuned what do u guys think? Would it be smarter to buy a meter or just have it done at bestbuy or something? On a side note I connected mine to the accessory in the fuse box seems to be working properly and well, and it was very easy conceal the wires and to mount with the self-tapping screws but The only place I could mount it was to the dash cause I'm a big dude in a tiny 96 b2300 regular cab hahahha

02RangerXLT · Mar 3, 2011

Jcookie said:
Yea that's exactly where I'm at now I got a uniden pro538w with a cobra a1000 magnetic mount antenna the last thing to do is get it tuned what do u guys think? Would it be smarter to buy a meter or just have it done at bestbuy or something? On a side note I connected mine to the accessory in the fuse box seems to be working properly and well, and it was very easy conceal the wires and to mount with the self-tapping screws but The only place I could mount it was to the dash cause I'm a big dude in a tiny 96 b2300 regular cab hahahha

Buy your own meter because you'll probably change your setup or get a new setup eventually. And you could probably make a few bucks from friends by charging to tune their setups.

--weezl-- · Mar 3, 2011

i bought my swr for like 15$

but regardless of the SWR, it shouldn't make a difference in receiving signal... as someone else said above, turn your volume all the way up, squelch all the way down, and rx-gain all the way up... you should atleast hear static... if you don't you've got a messed up unit, try an external speaker...

02RangerXLT · Mar 3, 2011

--weezl-- said:
i bought my swr for like 15$

but regardless of the SWR, it shouldn't make a difference in receiving signal... as someone else said above, turn your volume all the way up, squelch all the way down, and rx-gain all the way up... you should atleast hear static... if you don't you've got a messed up unit, try an external speaker...

Or if you don't your antenna isn't grounded good enough or at all.

--weezl-- · Mar 5, 2011

you should still get some static with the antenna completely disconected...

407Link · Mar 5, 2011

is the mic plugged in? i have the same radio and it won't work without the mic

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