Hi. New to the hobby. Installed new CB system on Ford Ranger Truck. Getting very high SWR reading above 3.0.
All equipment is brand new. Antenna tests good. Have tried 2 different radios and 3 different antennas, and 3 sperate cables.
Coax cable tests good, no short, no breaks.
Mounting bracket is grounded properly, no shorting across nut. Good isolation between antenna and bottom nut. Grounded to chassis with 8" long ground cable, and also mounted directly to metal. Continuity confirmed with meter from mounting bracket and negative battery terminal.
Antenna (2' fiberglass) mounted near the rear of truck on the top of the bed wall. Not close to cab in open air. Sticks above cab 10".
SWR tested in open field.
What else can I do?
Thanks
All equipment is brand new. Antenna tests good. Have tried 2 different radios and 3 different antennas, and 3 sperate cables.
Coax cable tests good, no short, no breaks.
Mounting bracket is grounded properly, no shorting across nut. Good isolation between antenna and bottom nut. Grounded to chassis with 8" long ground cable, and also mounted directly to metal. Continuity confirmed with meter from mounting bracket and negative battery terminal.
Antenna (2' fiberglass) mounted near the rear of truck on the top of the bed wall. Not close to cab in open air. Sticks above cab 10".
SWR tested in open field.
What else can I do?
Thanks