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Old 07-10-2018, 12:27 PM #31
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where is everyone attaching the grounding strap to? My SWR is all the way up in 6 and I checked the ground with a multimeter.
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where is everyone attaching the grounding strap to? My SWR is all the way up in 6 and I checked the ground with a multimeter.
Mine is grounded to both the chassis and body. SWR below 1.5 on the entire band.
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No reason to ground to chassis

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I know this is off topic a bit but I wanted to check to see if there is anyway to "tune" the CB antenna without taking apart my center counsel to get to the unit , since mine is mounted there.

I am getting a lot of noise and want to address it without a SWR meter.

Second part to my question, are there any folks in OC equipped to check out my unit?
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I know this is off topic a bit but I wanted to check to see if there is anyway to "tune" the CB antenna without taking apart my center counsel to get to the unit , since mine is mounted there.

I am getting a lot of noise and want to address it without a SWR meter.

Second part to my question, are there any folks in OC equipped to check out my unit?
Why do you not want to use an SWR meter? For all you know your SWR is sky high and you've already killed your radio. A basic SWR meter is cheap, you can get one on Amazon with 1 or 2 day shipping for probably less than $20

You'll need to get to the end of the antenna cable at the radio to tune the antenna since the cable is part of what you're tuning.

Other than ruling out electronic noise by making sure you have power and ground run direct to the battery, there isnt much else for you to do without tuning the antenna


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Hello guys,

I successfully installed the Rago mount + CB antenna and got it work just right, key is grounding.

I used the Firering cable from Firestik, but the principle is the same with any other cable.

I had to sand down the beautiful Rago powder coat where the firering makes contact with the bracket.

Also on the bracket backing plate, I drilled a hole and installed a flush bolt from which I ran a bonding strap to the trucks body. I will try to provide pictures but the area is pretty hard to access afterwards.

Hope this helps.
I’m running the same set and have constant high swr and have a few questions. Which part of the body did you run the ground strap to? Also would you be able to post pictures of how you attached it to the backing plate? Even a drawing would be good for me I know it’s a pain to get to that backing plate. Thanks in advanced!
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Reviving this thread because I'm looking to do the same setup with my truck. Any updates on anyone's progress?

@bancorat , how long is your grounding strap, and once through the hole you drilled where it does it route through to make it to the frame. I'll likely do the same grounding strap setup that you have.

Thanks in advance!
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Reviving this thread because I'm looking to do the same setup with my truck. Any updates on anyone's progress?

@bancorat , how long is your grounding strap, and once through the hole you drilled where it does it route through to make it to the frame. I'll likely do the same grounding strap setup that you have.

Thanks in advance!
If all the parts come in and the weather cooperates, I will be installing this on the weekend. I have a 30ft grounding strap from work LOL so I will make sure everything works and the antenna's tuned before drilling a hole in my bumper to route it. I will keep you posted.
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Good luck, I hope everything works out for you. I look forward to hearing how it goes!
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Reviving this thread because I'm looking to do the same setup with my truck. Any updates on anyone's progress?

@bancorat , how long is your grounding strap, and once through the hole you drilled where it does it route through to make it to the frame. I'll likely do the same grounding strap setup that you have.

Thanks in advance!
I have two ground straps connected to the base of the antenna. They are both about 2.5 feet long, one connected to the body and one to the chasis. It is getting the job done for both CB and Ham bands. Good luck with the install, keep us posted!
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I have two ground straps connected to the base of the antenna. They are both about 2.5 feet long, one connected to the body and one to the chasis. It is getting the job done for both CB and Ham bands. Good luck with the install, keep us posted!
Would you mind posting the link to the ones you have? A lot of the braided grounding straps I'm finding are only like 6-10 inches long. Thanks!
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This is what I used. 10' x 0.35" Copper Ground Strap Cable+Do-It-Yourself Terminal Kit. Tin Coated | eBay.
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Would you mind posting the link to the ones you have? A lot of the braided grounding straps I'm finding are only like 6-10 inches long. Thanks!
remember that it's to create a reflective ground plane to reflect the signal up and out (counterpoise is a better term), it's not grounding like creating an electrical ground so if it's much further than a 6-10 inch strap it probably won't make a very effective ground plane.
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Just like jhguth said, what you want to create is an antenna ground plane to effectively radiate RF from your system.
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Just like jhguth said, what you want to create is an antenna ground plane to effectively radiate RF from your system.
Ok I understand, thank you!
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