When I tune my CB/antenna with this meter will it help my new CB get better reception?
1764796
No, the swr measurement is for the transmit function of a radio and it's antenna. So you'll "get out" better and clearer after tuning with this meter. Tuning the antenna with this meter can keep the radio internals from being damaged while transmitting.
1764797
YES ,it will help you get better reception and adjusting swr to as low as possible will help you with the transmission too.
1764798
That is a difficult question to answer. RF transmission and reception is susceptible to varied types of interference. Mountains, electrical(power lines) are two of the biggest culprits. Using an SWR meter to match the impedance of your radio to your antennawill give you the best performance your equip. can do. Antenna position is also important. It should be as high as possible to avoid "ground clutter" interference. A mobile unit will give its best performance with the antenna mounted on top of the roof. I'm basing this info on 4 yrs, of radar & radio maint. (USAF) I hope this helps. That is a difficult question to answer. RF transmission and reception is susceptible to varied types of interference. Mountains, electrical(power lines) are two of the biggest culprits. Using an SWR meter to match the impedance of your radio to your antennawill give you the best performance your equip. can do. Antenna position is also important. It should be as high as possible to avoid "ground clutter" interference. A mobile unit will give its best performance with the antenna mounted on top of the roof. I'm basing this info on 4 yrs, of radar & radio maint. (USAF) I... » Read More That is a difficult question to answer. RF transmission and reception is susceptible to varied types of interference. Mountains, electrical(power lines) are two of the biggest culprits. Using an SWR meter to match the impedance of your radio to your antennawill give you the best performance your equip. can do. Antenna position is also important. It should be as high as possible to avoid "ground clutter" interference. A mobile unit will give its best performance with the antenna mounted on top of the roof. I'm basing this info on 4 yrs, of radar & radio maint. (USAF) I hope this helps. « Show Less
1364996
It will tune in any over-the-air broadcast that your digital antenna will pick up. The key here is the digital antenna. I used one when I moved a year and a half ago, and it was fine because I had good reception in the area. Then I moved again a couple of months ago, and I couldn't pick up anything...zero...zilch...nada! Where I'm at now, I'm kind of down in a valley, and it's impossible to pick up a signal. Bottom line, it will tune anything that your antenna will pick up.
331522
Yes. It says 11meters. This is the cb frequencies. I bought their 10 meter for my ham radios and an put a choke ring an switch box to use my cb base. Works real well. Remember the signal comes off the wire laterally. Position east/west to talk north/south or north/south to talk east/west. Enjoy the world of sound.
2075472
There's no real answer for this question. It depends upon the terrain, weather conditions, solar radiation index, antenna, antenna ground, etc., etc., etc. But, it will do way better than a stock 4 watt CB set up.
2025125
I cannot answer your question 100%, but I can tell you that this device is a simple wireless signal amplifier. If you attach it to an antennae, it will boost the signal output and purportedly increase the range of reception of that same antennae.
723046
Of course. The antenna doesn't care which radio it's connected to. An antenna is designed and built to resonate to particular radio frequencies. This is a CB antenna.
1825304
It increased the reception on my BaoFeng *UV-5R Plus* UV 5R+ Dual-Band 136-174/400-480 MHz FM Ham Two-way Radio. I'm not an expert, but I would think it would help.
515224
I'm sorry I only use the SWR meter to align my Cb antenna, I'm sure you could Google the meter model, and find the answer.
606161
I bought an adapter to be able to use it with a cb antenna on my UTV. It definitely helps with reception and transmit distance.
58294
Where you have your antenna pointing and how high it is installed does make a difference. Find out which compass points your local TV stations are located and point your antenna there. An antenna rotater can also help improve reception.
1122004
No you would need a cb much more powerful with range and a strong sourced antenna
1214798
I am no expert, but I don't believe it will compensate for a houses internal RF noise generated by appliances and such. What it can do is magnify the signal in the small range of the station you are tuning in...because you tune the terk antenna in also...the terk's tuner is labeled with the AM frequencies just like the radio is. Now the question is...will the radio have enough 'added' signal to overcome your houses internal RF noise ? Maybe.
988112
It's hard for me to explain as well as some others can. Google "HOW TO TUNE A CB TO ANTENNA" or something to that affect and you will get all kinds instructions and video's.
990089
Once you install any antenna, with or without a spring, you then tune it. So the sring makes no difference when you tune. If you add a spring AFTER tuning, you would need to retune.
1376418
It picks up a lot of stations, but we have great difficulty tuning it in accurately. Tuning is very "hit or miss". I don't know if a great antenna would make it work better. Once I get a station tuned in, I try not to change it! Good luck.
507093
It would work for cb channels mostly. You might get marginal reception with it on the higher VHF bands for police and fire. You would be better off get a dedicated vehicle scanner antenna that is designed to receive multiple frequency bands.
7489
You have to get a splitter to connect to the cable and then to the radio. So your radio has to have an external hard-wire antenna connection for this to work. It should improve the reception given that you are reasonably pointed to the radio tower with line of sight. Good luck.