I'm this far [] from giving up on this CB...

[strvger]

hmmm... remove the radio outer case. insert needle nose pliers. rip out offending light bulb.
problem solved.

jk. wish i had a solution for you. i think i'm going to remount mine from where it is like yours to a smaller one on the roof.

 

[02RangerXLT]

hmmm... remove the radio outer case. insert needle nose pliers. rip out offending light bulb.
problem solved.

jk. wish i had a solution for you. i think i'm going to remount mine from where it is like yours to a smaller one on the roof.

Believe me, I'm would be tempted if it wasn't a $70 radio...

I COULD fit this radio on my roof if I didn't use any existing bolts to bolt it up, however I didn't want holes in my headliner... the radio that fits best up there is a radio the size of a Cobra 25... so something that is about 6.25" wide (at least in my Ranger...)

Good luck with whatever you do, and be sure to post pics!

 

[407Link]

take the paint off where the grounds are

 

[02RangerXLT]

take the paint off where the grounds are

Did that at the start...

 

[4x4junkie]

How did you measure the SWR at 1.2:1? Was it by using a separate external SWR meter? If so, I might be tempted to say your radio has a defective or miscalibrated warning light circuit and to put a piece of electrical tape over the light (or return the radio for another one maybe).

 

[--weezl--]

i don't know much about those warning lights, but i have a cobra 19dxiv, with a 4' firestick mounted behind the cab, in the box, tuneable no ground antenna, i have NO issues at all, antenna is tuned at about 1.1:1 or less... my external meter barely moves when i key the mic (i forget what channel i tuned it on) tuned it on my own, in about 15 minutes...

go get a no ground antenna and mount, problem solved...

 

[02RangerXLT]

How did you measure the SWR at 1.2:1? Was it by using a separate external SWR meter? If so, I might be tempted to say your radio has a defective or miscalibrated warning light circuit and to put a piece of electrical tape over the light (or return the radio for another one maybe).

Yeah, I figured the same thing, it has electrical tape over it now, haha. Went out and tested it too, got four miles and I was coming in as clear as I was from my mailbox to the other guy (100ft)... Pretty sure its working how its supposed to now.