will the swr meter i use for my cb, work on dual band radios &amp; this dual band antenna
1758573
Yes and no. I use a CB SWR meter to check 2M antennas all the time. There is a trick to it however. If all you want to to is check SWR on your 2M antenna, you don't necessarily have to buy a dedicated VHF/UHF SWR meter. What I keep in my toolbag for that is a cheapie $5 hamfest special CB SWR meter. They really don't work well on 2M but there's a trick you can do that will net a reasonably accurate SWR reading on 2M with one of these meters. What you do is connect up the meter as usual, key the rig with the switch in the forward power position, set the adjustment for full scale. Now, without touching anything, swap the coax connections so that the rig is connected to the "ANT" side of the meter, and the antenna is connected to the "XCVR" side. The reading you see on the meter will be very close to your real SWR. The closer to 1:1 your SWR is, the more accurate it will be. It would be more convenient to have a real SWR meter or antenna analyzer if you do a lot of testing, but for a quick antenna check after a mobile install or whatever, the $5 CB meters work OK.
1088473
Get a better antenna. This one is kinda lame. If you have any sort of hill or building between you and the repeater, you wont get a good signal. I turned my Tram 1185 into a scanner antenna. It works better as a scanner antenna then it did as a mag-mount on my truck. Spend an extra twenty bucks on a 5/8ths wave antenna from a better brand. But to directly answer your question, I would imagine that you might be able to tune this antenna to 164-166. I doubt you could get a flat SWR on it though because I bet it would be too short.
955720
Possibly, usually the SWR meter doesn't distinguish between (doesn't care about) antenna types, it only provides information based on the antenna you're attached to, the length of your coax or feed, your frequency, and power. Look up the manufacturer website and check to see if your meter covers the 2M/70CM range. This antenna is 'cut' to the rough center of those bands.
530376
This antenna is tuned for VHF (Marine Band) and not HF (CB Band), so if used for CB it would have high SWRs and not be very efficient. Good chance it could harm your CB radio. I wouldn't use it on my CB.
965374
Should work. Check to make sure your radio is the 3 pin type. There should be 2 pins closer together and 1 farther apart. This is pretty much standard of all the CB's from the late 80's to present. I have seen a few with dual pin plugs or three pin plugs that was equally spaced but they a very easily identified as such.
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I have a radio set up on my desk in an apartment with the antenna sitting on top of the radio. Without the tuner, my SWR reading was through the roof. When I added the meter, I was able to bring the SWR reading to 1. I was told by the local Radio Doctor that even though the reading was low my antenna was still off and I shouldn't use it that way but since I only use it for listening, I feel the tuner accomplished what I needed it to do. If I want to talk, I go outside and use my mobile radio.
1947065
Yes this will work on 10 and 12 meter bands ,it's a great antenna for the money with minimal running required just as always be sure to check your s.w.r as with any set , doesn't matter how old the radio , the Old ones are the best !!!
1960675
No, it won't. You'll get SWR readings, but they won't be accurate for anything as high as 2 meters. This is a classic, old time CB SWR meter that's calibrated for 11 meters. If you're looking for 2m/70cm, check out the Nissei RS-40, available on Amazon. Works with up to 200 watts, and gives you reasonable accurate SWR/powers readings for both bands. If you only need an inexpensive SWR meter, I'd recommend this one.
281564
You would most likely have a high SWR and a poor communication experience. An antenna matcher might help some, but only experimentation will tell!
1030331
Yes, it will fit on All those radios including ham radios! You just need the right connector wish is pretty much universal unless you have a handheld and in that case just go to any radio shack and get it for a couple dollars! Don't forget that you have to peak your antenna with a SWR meter or "You will burn you radio"
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yes it will work with no problem, just adjust your swr and your ready to go. this antenna will work fine on 11 and ten meter and even 12 meters.
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The meter you choose depends on your antenna. If your antenna has an LNB with a single wire multiswitch (SWM) you need one of the more expensive meters. If your antenna has the older LNB you can use the less expensive tuning meter. I bought the antenna kit with the slimline dish and a standard LNB which came with the inexpensive meter. It works fine for pointing my dish.
727275
I've never tuned one, but any antenna will require an swr meter to tune (unless the radio has one)
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If you have a tunable tip antenna go to FireStik.com and check out the TechDocs section. There are illustrations on correct continuity, as well as info on proper grounding and SWR testing. I was able to achieve 1.0 - 1.2 SWR on all channels on my Jeep with only half of the antenna above roofline. I originally had issues my setup due to incorrect grounding, and my SWR was in the red line as well. After fixing the ground I have near perfect SWR. The readings you're experiencing are more likely due to a short, bad ground, or coax issue before an issue with this radio/mobile transceiver. Also maybe try a "no ground plane" antenna if you don't want to deal with grounding. If you have a tunable tip antenna go to FireStik.com and check out the TechDocs section. There are illustrations on correct continuity, as well as info on proper grounding and SWR testing. I was able to achieve 1.0 - 1.2 SWR on all channels on my Jeep with only half of the antenna above roofline. I originally had issues my setup due to incorrect grounding, and my SWR was in the red line as well. After fixing the ground I have near perfect SWR. The readings you're experiencing are more likely due to a short, bad ground, or coax issue before an issue with this radio/mobile transceiver. Also... » Read More If you have a tunable tip antenna go to FireStik.com and check out the TechDocs section. There are illustrations on correct continuity, as well as info on proper grounding and SWR testing. I was able to achieve 1.0 - 1.2 SWR on all channels on my Jeep with only half of the antenna above roofline. I originally had issues my setup due to incorrect grounding, and my SWR was in the red line as well. After fixing the ground I have near perfect SWR. The readings you're experiencing are more likely due to a short, bad ground, or coax issue before an issue with this radio/mobile transceiver. Also maybe try a "no ground plane" antenna if you don't want to deal with grounding. « Show Less
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Don't know for that particular model but works with the Baofeng 5R Plus. Works great. I haven't checked it with a SWR meter, but when I replaced the antenna that came with it, with this one, it did increase range on the 2m band.
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Hi afhmiami,My straight answer to you is "I do not know", since I have not tested the off the air antenna before with SWM16.The use of AM-21 of the air tuner seems plausible. I hope this helps.Nick.
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I have a chart of my measurements on 7/16/13. 20m shows SWR @12, 17m @ 6.6 and tunable with my FT-450D on 15m, 12m and 10m to about 28.825. I use a MFJ-902B Tuner to pull in the 17m, 20m and 40m bands. From my RV in Minnesota this summer I worked HI, AK, FL, NH, ME, NY, Chech Republic, Canada and many more. You of course lose some output by using the tuner but that does not seem to make much difference when the bands are open. I admit it is a compromise but it certainly fit my need of easy breakdown and setup. My home QTH is in Florida and there I primarily use a horizontal wire and now use the Solarcon for 10m. You can check out my logbook using my call KK4itx on QRZ.com. email me at my call @arrl.net and I can forward my measurements of the antenna. 73, John