DavidL61
Newbie
Hello, I’m new to the forum and I’m just getting into CBs.
I bought a used 980 off of ebay a few months ago and when I turned it on there was no static or beeps coming out of the speaker. I got a full refund from ebay and bought an external speaker which is working fine. I’m hoping the rest of the radio is ok. So far I'm out only $12 for the speaker.
The CB is hooked up to a Solaris A99 antenna and on AM the SWR meters below 1.0 for both 1 & 40.
I’ve done a few radio checks on AM without any problems and can receive on both AM & SSB.
I have the antenna temporally mounted on a15ft pole in the yard without a ground and is taken down during bad weather. What I’ve read, grounding should have no effect on the CB and is more for safety purposes.
Here are my questions.
When I run the diag on RF power check and ANT check while it's on LSB or USB, I get a FAIL condition. Is this normal? Should the diag only be run on AM?
When I key the mic on LSB or USB and speak (aaaaaaauuuuuuuudddddddddiiiiiiiiiiiioooooooo) or whistle, I don’t get any RF on the meter. Not sure if it’s sending out a signal and I don’t know anyone in my area that has an SSB radio to test it. From what I’ve seen on Yotube, it should show RF on the meter as you speak into the mic.
Am I missing something?
RF gain is set at 3
Mic gain is set at 2
Thanks
I bought a used 980 off of ebay a few months ago and when I turned it on there was no static or beeps coming out of the speaker. I got a full refund from ebay and bought an external speaker which is working fine. I’m hoping the rest of the radio is ok. So far I'm out only $12 for the speaker.
The CB is hooked up to a Solaris A99 antenna and on AM the SWR meters below 1.0 for both 1 & 40.
I’ve done a few radio checks on AM without any problems and can receive on both AM & SSB.
I have the antenna temporally mounted on a15ft pole in the yard without a ground and is taken down during bad weather. What I’ve read, grounding should have no effect on the CB and is more for safety purposes.
Here are my questions.
When I run the diag on RF power check and ANT check while it's on LSB or USB, I get a FAIL condition. Is this normal? Should the diag only be run on AM?
When I key the mic on LSB or USB and speak (aaaaaaauuuuuuuudddddddddiiiiiiiiiiiioooooooo) or whistle, I don’t get any RF on the meter. Not sure if it’s sending out a signal and I don’t know anyone in my area that has an SSB radio to test it. From what I’ve seen on Yotube, it should show RF on the meter as you speak into the mic.
Am I missing something?
RF gain is set at 3
Mic gain is set at 2
Thanks