I have myself a K40 fiberglass whip, 4 feet tall, tunable tip, top loaded and it does have a little bit of loading towards the bottom too. I also have a Uniden PC66 radio.
I am trying to get the best reception out of this, as I get alot of static but once in awhile I'll get some voices over the air waves.
I believe I heard someone say I need a SWR meter to tune it? Is this something I can do myself at home in the driveway? Or would I be better off letting someone in the C.B. business work on it?
Also what's some other pointers on the install and getting it correct? I was planning on mounting the antenna inside the bed of my truck on the bulkhead, then somehow running the wire into the cab....but to do this I either have to drill a big hole (don't want to have to go any bigger than I have to) or I was wondering if I could somehow cut the cable and route it thru and resolder? Or is this a bad idea?
Thanks.
I am trying to get the best reception out of this, as I get alot of static but once in awhile I'll get some voices over the air waves.
I believe I heard someone say I need a SWR meter to tune it? Is this something I can do myself at home in the driveway? Or would I be better off letting someone in the C.B. business work on it?
Also what's some other pointers on the install and getting it correct? I was planning on mounting the antenna inside the bed of my truck on the bulkhead, then somehow running the wire into the cab....but to do this I either have to drill a big hole (don't want to have to go any bigger than I have to) or I was wondering if I could somehow cut the cable and route it thru and resolder? Or is this a bad idea?
Thanks.
