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| wildmanoyorks | Friday, 26. June 2015, 16:18 Post #1 |
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Hi folks, got my first rig today, got it all plugged in and went to swr, ive got no needle movement whatsoever when i transmit, ive made sure the connections are secure to the radio and meter. Rig is a tti tcb-550n and thunderpole red devil any thoughts? steve |
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| razor36 | Friday, 26. June 2015, 16:26 Post #2 |
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change your cables around/twist the knobs and move the switches, if you dont get anything off that take it back. |
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| wildmanoyorks | Friday, 26. June 2015, 16:47 Post #3 |
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Ok ive just been fiddlin with it, when transmitting set to FWD and SWR needle doesnt move untill I twist the CAL knob. |
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| Nik Gnashers | Friday, 26. June 2015, 16:52 Post #4 |
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It is working correctly then. To check your VSWR reading, first have the meter switched to SET or FWD/FORWARD. Key the mic on FM and turn the CAL/CALIBRATION knob until it sits at the end of the scale, there may be an indicator at the end with SET or something like that. Next, switch the meter to REFLECT and key the mic, this will display your VSWR reading, you don't touch the CAL knob on the REF setting. the CAL is to 'set' the meter on the FWD setting. The scale reading when switched to REF is your VSWR. Nik |
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| Nubster | Friday, 26. June 2015, 16:58 Post #5 |
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Think its about time there was a basics how to do things info section back like we use to have on this forum so any newbies to cb can see what to do |
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| wildmanoyorks | Friday, 26. June 2015, 16:58 Post #6 |
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Great! I was under the impression the needle should move before moving it to set. newbie error cheers for the help |
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| quazar one | Friday, 26. June 2015, 18:54 Post #7 |
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Nowt wrong with being a newbie steve glad got sorted we were all newbies once Edited by quazar one, Friday, 26. June 2015, 18:56.
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| Nubster | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:03 Post #8 |
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I hope you didnt think I was having a dig at cos Steve is a newbie , I was actully stating a fact and making a surgestion , when this forum first started it had sections for new and exsperiance ops to refere to on how to do things but for some reason all of these old sticky info threads have been removed for less important things IMHO which is wrong they should be brought back' but what do I know about running a forum, Yes I know we were all newbies once I've been about on CB since 1975 and still learning Edited by Nubster, Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:03.
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| Nik Gnashers | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:16 Post #9 |
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I don't mind explaining it again for each newbie
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| quazar one | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:19 Post #10 |
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That was not meant . to offend martin if it did it was not the intention
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| Nubster | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:23 Post #11 |
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No worries Andy @ Nik would'nt it be better though to have the old info threads back mate , I think it would be alot more easier even though you dont mind reapeting ya self to every newbie
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| wildmanoyorks | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:33 Post #12 |
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No offense taken! And I think itd be good to have some stickied threads with info for newbies. got the antenna swrd, got 1.1 across the range, seems very low but ill take it. Ukfm seems to be quite busy round here. And got germany clear as a bell at one point |
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| Nubster | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:37 Post #13 |
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If you have got it 1:1 across the ranged thats perfect nuffin wrong with that the SWR is surppose to be low
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| wildmanoyorks | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:43 Post #14 |
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Just very suprised it is that low, and without any adjustments
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| Nubster | Friday, 26. June 2015, 19:46 Post #15 |
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You might be just a lucky sod Steve LOL , it can happen sometimes get a antenna thats OK out of the box as they say, but keep a eye on it though, the SWR I ment |
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| Nik Gnashers | Friday, 26. June 2015, 20:05 Post #16 |
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Glad to see you have got it sussed Steve ![]() I agree Martin, it would probably be a good idea to have some 'basic guides' on setting up, SWR, etc.... I have no idea where the old ones went. |
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| Nubster | Friday, 26. June 2015, 20:13 Post #17 |
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Might have been deleted by the previous admins that left in a huff maybe :$, surly someone could make up some more |
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| Deleted User | Friday, 26. June 2015, 20:49 Post #18 |
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It will be, because you have a decent ground plane/counterpoise for the aerial. The aerial is resonant on frequency, it is mononband, so it shouldn't need any mucking about with. You normally only get a SWR problem if there isn't enough metal under the aerial to balance it/form the other half. By contrast, my antenna, does me from about, 1.9MHz to 52MHz and does need a little bit of fiddling to get it to work across the board, not mobile I hasten to add. |
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| quazar one | Friday, 26. June 2015, 21:08 Post #19 |
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Looks like you have sorted steve look foward to a qso very soon
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| SydtheCat | Friday, 26. June 2015, 22:22 Post #20 |
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I think they were hosted separately by an ex admin, when he left so did the pages. would be good to have them back Craig |
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