Cant Recieve Anything Except Weather Channels on my CB

[Peterbilt_385]

My CB is been off for a couple of years. It is a Cobra CB with weather channels on it. When I turned it on and antenna hooked up, nothing was heard, squelch all the way up and so was volume. I was only able to hear the weather channels when I switched to it but nothing on the CB. How can I fix this problem?

 

[bobruzzo]

Consider yourself LUCKY!

 

[wjm1129]

Squelch needs to be all the way down/off.

 

[rescuecomm]

Probably antenna related. Try something else.

 

[iMONITOR]

My CB is been off for a couple of years. It is a Cobra CB with weather channels on it. When I turned it on and antenna hooked up, nothing was heard, squelch all the way up and so was volume. I was only able to hear the weather channels when I switched to it but nothing on the CB. How can I fix this problem?

Base or hand-held? What are you using for an antenna? CB is almost dead in many areas. I monitored it for almost a week before I even heard a peep.

 

[Peterbilt_385]

Base or hand-held? What are you using for an antenna? CB is almost dead in many areas. I monitored it for almost a week before I even heard a peep.

It is a base. Schoshe magnetic cb antenna is being used for it. I went next to the interstate and wasn't able to pick up anything. But when I switch to the weather channels they work just fine. Not sure if it's a antenna problem or what. The CB is a Cobra 23plus

 

[Peterbilt_385]

Squelch needs to be all the way down/off.

Turned the squelch all the way down and only heard a really quiet buzzing noise

 

[alcahuete]

Could be your radio/antenna. Could also be the fact that CB is not that busy anymore.

 

[Peterbilt_385]

Could be your radio/antenna. Could also be the fact that CB is not that busy anymore.

I'm starting to think it's because the antenna needs to be tuned. The CB is used a good bit in my area I believe.

 

[mmckenna]

Scosche magnetic mount CB antenna isn't very reassuring.

Even when CB is good, a poor antenna like that on a less than ideal mount is going to be a poor performer.

Not surprising you are hearing NOAA, those stubby CB antennas will work better on VHF than CB.
Even on a good day, CB is pretty quiet, other than the loudmouths on 6 and 38. Not many people use it like they did 10-20-30 years ago.

 

[mmckenna]

Scosche magnetic mount CB antenna isn't very reassuring.

Even when CB is good, a poor antenna like that on a less than ideal mount is going to be a poor performer.

Not surprising you are hearing NOAA, those stubby CB antennas will work better on VHF than CB.
Even on a good day, CB is pretty quiet, other than the loudmouths on 6 and 38. Not many people use it like they did 10-20-30 years ago.

 

[wtp]

mmckenna is out camping and i guess he is near a big valley with quite the echo.....

 

[mmckenna]

mmckenna is out camping and i guess he is near a big valley with quite the echo.....

echo, echo, echo….

 

[Peterbilt_385]

Scosche magnetic mount CB antenna isn't very reassuring.

Even when CB is good, a poor antenna like that on a less than ideal mount is going to be a poor performer.

Not surprising you are hearing NOAA, those stubby CB antennas will work better on VHF than CB.
Even on a good day, CB is pretty quiet, other than the loudmouths on 6 and 38. Not many people use it like they did 10-20-30 years ago.

Thanks for the reply. Probably is the antenna. Will have to get a new one

 

[sloop]

I had a Cobra 23 with weather and had the same problem. Even with squelch turned off the CB band was very quite... I checked it against a CB HT and the HT with rubber duck antenna was receiving signals across the channels, the 23 was not. I have other bad experiences with Cobra gear being sub standard. Cobra use to be the best rated cb but not so any more.

 

[n1iic]

CB isn't as lively as it was before the cell invasion, but there's still plenty of activity to be found especially when the band opens.
Ch. 6 will be hopping when the band opens, but conditions on 10/11m were poor recently.
Disconnect the antenna, do the WX stations go away? If not, then replace the coax and/or the antenna and otherwise it's likely the radio itself.

 

[jaspence]

Tuning an antenna is most important for transmitting. Even a paper clip can be a receiving antenna if there is a reasonable signal imput.

 

[niceguy71]

Consider yourself LUCKY!

that made me laugh!

 

[ind224]

Some CBs needs the mic plugged in to pass audio.

 

[bobruzzo]

that made me laugh!

When I got back into ham radio, after being QRT since the early 2000's, I bought some new radios and also bought a nice President McKinley CB radio. It is a VERY nice well built rig. Unfortunately, when I hooked it up and proceeded to listen, I had discovered not a thing had changed since 1987!!!!!!! Promptly I sold the radio and bought some antennas! Absolutely NUTHIN' of value to hear on a CB. Not to mention all the static, noise, interference........