I recently upgraded my mobile set up and cant seem to transmit over 1/4 a mile or so. Her is what i have and how it was all put together.
Firestik 2 antenna 5 ft - on extended front stake hole mount, 2/3 is above the cab.
Fire Ring Coax-18 foot of coax running to kicker
Kl-203P kicker- Coax in seems tight but pin not soldered yet, power cords (red and Black) direct to battery
Uniden 980 SSB connected on 3 foot coax to kicker and power cords (Red and Black) direct to battery.
Also have an external speaker hooked up to the Uniden
Did a road test and my base station at home can only hear me out about 1/4 of a mile. I was hoping for much more with this set up. Do i have something hooked up wrong? I can receive fine with it.
The Uniden 980 SSB has a diagnostic function and shows the my antenna is mismatching but not sure how to fix it.
I would like to make this set up work, so all comments about just getting a 102' whip will not be helpful.
Firestik 2 antenna 5 ft - on extended front stake hole mount, 2/3 is above the cab.
Fire Ring Coax-18 foot of coax running to kicker
Kl-203P kicker- Coax in seems tight but pin not soldered yet, power cords (red and Black) direct to battery
Uniden 980 SSB connected on 3 foot coax to kicker and power cords (Red and Black) direct to battery.
Also have an external speaker hooked up to the Uniden
Did a road test and my base station at home can only hear me out about 1/4 of a mile. I was hoping for much more with this set up. Do i have something hooked up wrong? I can receive fine with it.
The Uniden 980 SSB has a diagnostic function and shows the my antenna is mismatching but not sure how to fix it.
I would like to make this set up work, so all comments about just getting a 102' whip will not be helpful.