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| Do you guys that have the cb installed get out very far? I have on installed and I've checked the standing wave and it shows less than 1 on the meter. I've changed the antenna and couldn't get it out of the red zone,reinstalled factory one ,again I checked it and it was less than 1. Called the dealer and he told to take it to a cb shop for them to check out. So if anyone has any thoughts ,I'd be happy to listen and try them. Oh when I have talked on it it was about 1/4 mile line of sight. Haven't tried my ham radio as yet but I think it would do 10 times as much distance. The only thing I would like the dealer to do is a reflash both radios even thou there are the same sw verision. Hope you can help me out! | |
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Jasper, MO | Mine's an '08. I did have trouble with my original radio. It was finally replaced with an '09 version under warranty. This one works great. I ride with other touring bikes, mostly Goldwings, and we can almost always communicate at least two miles apart under most conditions. Under ideal conditions, I have talked to my buddy as far as seven miles apart, but that was in a rural area away from power lines and the channel was very quiet that day. In high interference areas, like in a city, we can still usually talk at least a mile, more if we have to and can stand to listen to all the noise.
The 1/4 mile range isn't normal.
Have you checked the forward power yet? You should be seeing at least 3, maybe 4 watts.
The antenna is an NGP, no ground plane type. The mount has to be grounded to the bike frame. There is supposed to be a ground strap from the antenna base to the trunk mount. It's a flat webbed strap that should be captive under one of the mounting bolts.
What headsets are you using? I started with the Victory headsets and ended up with J&Ms. The Victory headsets I have do not modulate very well. The J&Ms are much better. Almost too good. I had to put wind deflector sleeves over the windsocks to prevent picking up external noises.
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| Thanks for the reply. I'll try to see what the forward power is,however I don't think it is close to 3 or 4 watts out. I am not sure if I'll be able to have the dealer do anything but I'll sure try.
Oh almost forgot to tell ya I've got the Victory headset,but am looking into a bluetooth set up if all will work together,cb/am/fm/mp3/wx just hate to scrap the headset after paying 1000.00 for the commo package! 
Edited by repeateruser 2011-10-21 8:28 PM
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