swrvninmypala
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hello i just bought a new cobra ltd classic radio. i was wondering how should i adjust my rf gain in relation to my squelch to get better reception?
RF gain should spend most of its life all the way up.
Turn it down if a signal is so strong it is being distorted.
but i think there swr meter does not come with a coax cableTry radio shack.
I generally leave my squelch all the way down and the adjust the rf gain until I hear the static and back it off enough so I don't hear it.
That defeats the AGC.I generally leave my squelch all the way down and the adjust the rf gain until I hear the static and back it off enough so I don't hear it.
That defeats the AGC.
That is exactly what the RF gain is for and basically how its intended to be used for SSB and CW. It doesn't defeat the AGC in any radio I have used and it can give you perfectly good signals popping out of a velvety quiet background. RF gain is less useful in AM mode.
I'm listening to a net on 80m this way right now and you would think everyone is full quieting in FM mode, no noise floor whatsoever.
Some CW ops set and forget the volume control and use the RF gain to adjust the noise floor and volume together.
If a signal is so strong it distorts you would engage an ATTENUATOR if the radio has it (atten is at the front end of the radio), the RF gain on some radios has little to no effect on overload.
prcguy
Turn off the Faucet thenOn a CB, RF gain fully clockwise, squelch fully counter clockwise. That way you can here all signals not just "decent" ones. RG-8X or M for swr meter. Don't buy doosey/workman, buy Diamond/Diawa. Check eham.net reviews on meters before you buy. I sure wish the rain would stop.
On a CB, RF gain fully clockwise, squelch fully counter clockwise. That way you can here all signals not just "decent" ones.
On a CB, RF gain fully clockwise, squelch fully counter clockwise. That way you can here all signals not just "decent" ones. RG-8X or M for swr meter. Don't buy doosey/workman, buy Diamond/Diawa. Check eham.net reviews on meters before you buy. I sure wish the rain would stop.