How to Tune your CB Antenna, A Detailed Step-by-Step Guide

Pat from Right Channel Radios explains in detain how to tune your CB antenna. In this video you'll learn how to hook up a SWR meter to your CB radio, take SWR reading, interpret the readings, adjust your antenna and get the SWR of your antenna system in line for excellent performance.
Chapters:
0:00 Find an Open Space
0:38 CB Equipment Used
1:03 Installing the External Inline SWR Meter
2:13 Taking the First SWR Readings
3:33 Interpreting SWR Readings & Antenna Adjustment
4:04 Taking Second Set of SWR Readings
5:01 Antenna SWR Adjustment Explained
The SWR meter & Jumper Cable used in the video:
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President Bill II CB Radio featured in the video:
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Firestik Firefly CB Antenna:
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[@user-qz1xy2ps7c]

Pat's instructional videos are the best - short, sweet, and to the point ... thank you !

[@bz6741]

wish me luck I just ordered a SWR meter and I have to do this on my truck's new cheap antenna LOL

[@charliebarber479]

Videos are a invaluable help for a beginner thank you!

[@RightChannelRadios]

Thanks for the kind words. We're happy to help!

[@williamblow8279]

Thanks for your help I have just started ☺️

[@RightChannelRadios]

Best of Luck, you got this!

[@williamblow8279]

Just learning about set radio mate thanks 🙂

[@johnlea1179]

Just to make sure I understand, I see you "key" the mike when it's on FWD and set the needle. So, do I keep the mike "keyed" when I flip the switch to REF, or "un-key" the mike first?

[@Slavic_Boer]

Right now I have 1.1 @ Channel 1 and 1.3 @ Channel 40. That's fine, right?
Or are we to aim for zero?
My antenna is bottomed out in the base.

[@lizardraven]

I tried doing this last night but the needle on the SWR meter doesn't move at all no matter what I do. Any tips?

[@RightChannelRadios]

Be sure that the radio is hooked up to a good power source, we recommend a fuse tap or direct to the battery. If the radio's transmitter isn't getting enough power from the vehicle, the needle on the meter will not move. Also, make sure the calibration knob isn't all the way to one side, as the needle could stick on the sides.

[@sardonic_smile_8752]

How do you lenghen the antennae?
Idjet.

[@Paulstluke]

Mine is great on low channels but high on 40, no matter how I correct the height on antenna

[@Paulstluke]

I might have to snip a bit off my antenna not sure.