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Cerberus
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Username: Cerberus

Post Number: 5
Registered: 6-2009
Posted on Monday, February 02, 2015 - 9:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Quick question, I have a Wilson 1000 on a Tram mag mount.It is mounted on the roof of a Jeep Grand Cherokee all the back towards the hatch. Now swr on Ch, 1 is 1.2 and and ch 20 it is 1.5 ch 40 is 1.2 why is ch 20 higher at 1.5 than the other 2 channel's?
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Dale
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Post Number: 2173
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 5:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

actually that seems to me about correct.
your swr should be the same at each end
of the band 1 and 40 . and yours is.
ONLY thing id do is put antenna in center of roof
ya dont want it close to rear defroster ..so im told.
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
454 [dx numbers]
38lsb
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Cerberus
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Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 9:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for the reply Dale, I haven't heard that about the rear defrost but I can move it, now the swr is OK? how about when I run a amp ie a Texas Star Dx350HDV
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Dale
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Post Number: 2175
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 9:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

some amp change what ou SEE on ya meter. but
ya swr is still whatever you tuned it for
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
454 [dx numbers]
38lsb

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