Trevelayan
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- Mar 11, 2020
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My problems with this radio setup are detailed here
Additionally here
This probably seems like an odd question, but I realized while sitting in a grocery store parking lot, with my engine off and radio on, I can HEAR passing cars though the radio, via static matching their engine RPM.
I'm not even talking like a car right next to me, I'm talking cars driving 25-50 YARDS away. The volume grows in intensity when they approach, and fades as they move away. Once particularly egregious car I could hear about 70(!) yards away.
I can also hear powerlines, sub stations, traffic lights, and many other sources of electricity through the CB, so loud that with my Gain at 75%, I'm more or less constantly receiving static at a level of 2 out of 4 bars, which makes hearing people actually talking nearly impossible.
Initially I thought my truck was the problem, and this has happened with 2 different antennas. Is this normal CB behavior, or does my unit just have crap noise filtering? It's a Pro 520xl which I've seen highly recommended and the ANL is on, so before I dive into expensive repairs/changes to my truck to address excess RF, I want to be sure it's not the radio that's the issue.
Additionally here
This probably seems like an odd question, but I realized while sitting in a grocery store parking lot, with my engine off and radio on, I can HEAR passing cars though the radio, via static matching their engine RPM.
I'm not even talking like a car right next to me, I'm talking cars driving 25-50 YARDS away. The volume grows in intensity when they approach, and fades as they move away. Once particularly egregious car I could hear about 70(!) yards away.
I can also hear powerlines, sub stations, traffic lights, and many other sources of electricity through the CB, so loud that with my Gain at 75%, I'm more or less constantly receiving static at a level of 2 out of 4 bars, which makes hearing people actually talking nearly impossible.
Initially I thought my truck was the problem, and this has happened with 2 different antennas. Is this normal CB behavior, or does my unit just have crap noise filtering? It's a Pro 520xl which I've seen highly recommended and the ANL is on, so before I dive into expensive repairs/changes to my truck to address excess RF, I want to be sure it's not the radio that's the issue.