I'm penny pinching at the moment.. but its a good idea.

 

for installations go thru the manual. by the way that radio is pretty crappy.

 

thanks smartass....any input on why i just get air on all channels and am not picking up anyone on it? i have it tuned right, but can not hear anyone, just air

 

is the antenna attached at both ends? check your squelch, do you atleast get squelch when you turn it counter-clockwise? are you just calling on random channels to see if someone answers? have someone else with a radio close by and do a test of receiving and transmitting. you might have to still get an SWR meter and have it checked. the match could be so out to lunch that you won't be able to hear or talk to anyone

 

Yes the antenna is attached at both ends. The only time I actually get squelch is counter clockwise, once i turn it just before half way, i lose it. I've tried on pretty much all channels now, lol. I just did the SWR. Did it last night, then did it again today to make sure it was acurate. Tuned it on ch 1, 20 & 40.

Im going to try to get someone here tomorrow with another radio to see. But i shouldnt hear AIR on all the channels, should i? Like it sounds like a tv station that is off air...

Thanks for your reply island, appreciate the feedback

 

what did you get for your match when you checked with the meter? was it under 3? for a good tune it should be less than 2 all over. and yes you will get "dead air" on all channels if nobody is transmitting. its the way it goes. having squelch is a good thing, you should turn it until it just goes away then turn the **** another degree or two just to be sure you don't get squelch burps when you are out driving around, most commercial security systems will give you burps when you pass by

 

it was between 1 and 1.5 on the meter on all channels...i believe ch 1 was just under 1.5, chanel 20 was just just over 1, and ch 40 i would say was about 1.25....

 

perfect! can't ask for too much more really. now find someone else with a radio and test the dang thing out :D grats on the great install

 

Thanks man...really appreciate your help...will update ya on how it goes...cheers!