Reply With QuoteI had a similar problem last year. I checked my antenna coax connections and found out why I am not an electrician! (they were a little sloppy, wires were shorting out)
Redid the connectors, with a bit more care and it works fine now...
RoverLord
Hi Guys
I have been trying to get the UHF working in Debs Deefer.Its a Uniden PRO 510XL.
It was very scratchy with the original antenna.It had the wrong type of antenna for a bullbar,ground plain dependant.I bought the same antenna and base,ground plain independant,that I have on my D2 bullbar.Its lost all is scratch background noise but doesnt TX or RX.The TX lights are working.
Is it a case that its not earthed well enough on the bullbar,despite me having to drill the mount hole larger???
Thanks
Andrew
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I had a similar problem last year. I checked my antenna coax connections and found out why I am not an electrician! (they were a little sloppy, wires were shorting out
Redid the connectors, with a bit more care and it works fine now...
RoverLord
GOOD POINT!!!Originally Posted by Marshall
I had a similar problem last year. I checked my antenna coax connections and found out why I am not an electrician! (they were a little sloppy, wires were shorting out
Redid the connectors, with a bit more care and it works fine now...
I did cut the screw end off the antenna lead and re-solder.
Will check it out.
Thanks
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I have one of those in the garage. I haven't put it in anything yet, as it's an AM unit. (26.9-27.4MHz)
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You will find the sheild of the coax is the silver or brass sheath around the outside of the inner core. This has a bad habit of having a loose strand or 2 that will find somewhere to short out, usually underneath where you cant see it.
Disconnect both ends, and check with a multimeter. There should be no reading between the core & sheath, and while you are there, check the cable from end to end as well.
Also, make sure the antenna base is earthed properly. There should be 2 little spikes that are designed to dig into the metal of the mount for the base. These should be connected to the sheath of the coax.
Once the antenna & mount is all back together, check the coax at the radio end. You should have nothing between the core & sheath, and a dead short between the sheath & ground.
YarnMaster
dumb question, but you do know that the PRO-510XL isnt a UHF, right? its a 27mhz AM CB radio set, very incompatible with a UHF in terms of communicating with one
And if you've tx'd with a bad antenna connection, you've probably stuffed the radio
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After you have tested the cable it would be a good idea to test with someone who has another am set to see if you have any rx/tx if you have damaged it txing with a bad ant you may still have tx but only very short range 50m or so also makes testing eazier if you know you have someone on channel with you
RoverLord
Well there you go.
It wont talk to a UHF if it aint one will it????
Was pretty sure I got the wiring all good.
Have a spare UHF set to replace it.ANYBODY want a CB????
Andrew
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