Cant get SWR on my Galaxy 959 CB radio below 2.5. Changed ants. anyone know what to adj. in the radio?

Question

Recently had it worked on and beed giving me probs since...I have tried to tune the ant.

Answer 1

You may have a problem with your coaxial cable, connectors or or a bad earth.
OAong the cable, check for nicks or cuts, being squashed, sharp bends or if heat affected. If it's in a mobile installation and the coax is too close to a manifold etc, the excessive heat will eventually cause a problem with high loss. How old is the coax? If it's years old, maybe worth replacing anyway.

If the SWR is higher on Ch40 and lower on Ch1, then your antenna is too long and can still be cut.
If the SWR is higher on Ch1 than on Ch40, then you've cut too much and the antenna will be too short (resonating at a higher frequency). You'll need to add some length.

Any adjustment the tech did inside the radio isn't going to have affected the antenna's SWR.

Answer 2

Unless someone has turned up the power or messed with the pots inside the radio the problem is probably in your coax,antenna or connectors, Ive had what i thought were swr problems turn out to be a faulty meter also.I have a galaxy radio also it works great I also sell meters and cb equipment. so I purty much know what i,m saying, have fun. need any info . i,m or email.

Answer 3

Cb Galaxy 959

Answer 4

to answer your question as to what to adjust inside your radio, the answer is NOTHING.going inside a radio is a job for a tech.not the average Joe. the most you could hope to do inside the radio is to destroy it forever. in other words leave it to the people who know what they are doing inside there.