DeviantCelt
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- Joined
- Jun 26, 2018
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- 9
Hi everyone! As in the title I'm new to CBs. I have a Midland 75-882 and a Wilson Little Will. I tried upgrading to a Firestick II, but the magnet didn't hold at highway speeds and fell off and dragged the tip along the concrete. My only other experience is using an SWR meter. I tuned my Little Will to 1.3:1.3 (which I think you say 1:1 at 1.3 or something). I have the antenna mounted on the center of my Subaru Forester with a sunroof. Anyway, a few questions.
1) Does it make much of a difference if I tuned it at my house in the suburbs or would I have noticable results driving out to the county to do it?
2) I have very poor reception. And I'm wildly guessing I mostly get about .5 miles. I gave a traffic constuction warning out and someone who actually came in clear said they were probably just a few hundred feet behind me. (besides one guy, see below). I know it's a really vague question but is there anything I can do to icrease reception and eliminate the terrible satic? I'm right in the corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago so I would expect more radio traffic on the interstate to come in clear.
3) There is some guy who has such a thick southern accent and talks really fast to the point that I can only hear maybe 1 out of 15 words, that broadcasts up to 50 miles away. I've heard him over an hour away from where I think he is. He sometimes comes in very clear, but I just can't understand him. I also hear him on channels 6, 11, 28, and I think one other. He also bleeds on to other channels a lot. I heard him mention 50 watts before. Or someone on the channel said it. Is he a Ham operator on the wrong frequency or is he really hitting all of those CB channels? Is what he is doing illegal? Should I do anything about it? I don't even know what to do. It's extremely annoying. It wouldn't be so bad but he just rambles on to himself 24/7. Yes, anytime I'm driving, day or night, he is on there yelling at his microphone.
Sorry for all of the questions. I'm still brand new and find CBs very interesting and fun. Thanks everyone!
1) Does it make much of a difference if I tuned it at my house in the suburbs or would I have noticable results driving out to the county to do it?
2) I have very poor reception. And I'm wildly guessing I mostly get about .5 miles. I gave a traffic constuction warning out and someone who actually came in clear said they were probably just a few hundred feet behind me. (besides one guy, see below). I know it's a really vague question but is there anything I can do to icrease reception and eliminate the terrible satic? I'm right in the corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago so I would expect more radio traffic on the interstate to come in clear.
3) There is some guy who has such a thick southern accent and talks really fast to the point that I can only hear maybe 1 out of 15 words, that broadcasts up to 50 miles away. I've heard him over an hour away from where I think he is. He sometimes comes in very clear, but I just can't understand him. I also hear him on channels 6, 11, 28, and I think one other. He also bleeds on to other channels a lot. I heard him mention 50 watts before. Or someone on the channel said it. Is he a Ham operator on the wrong frequency or is he really hitting all of those CB channels? Is what he is doing illegal? Should I do anything about it? I don't even know what to do. It's extremely annoying. It wouldn't be so bad but he just rambles on to himself 24/7. Yes, anytime I'm driving, day or night, he is on there yelling at his microphone.
Sorry for all of the questions. I'm still brand new and find CBs very interesting and fun. Thanks everyone!