new need help

[p2645]

hello I am very new to cb, I just purchased a galaxy 949 refurbished radio and a wilson lil wil. The antenna is installed in the center of roof on a jeep grand cherokee, swr is 1.6 the radio seems to receive good but doesnt appear to transmit. when i key the mic the meter goes all the way to the left or to zero, no replies. checked the antenna with a cobra 25 same results. radio is wired directly to the battery, chassis of radio is not grounded. any help would be appreciated

[jessejamesdallas]

Probably just your antenna is not getting you out the way you want...lil Wilson magnet Mounted antenna's are really a "POS"...The Wilson 1000 and 5000 are much better...The lil Wilson is just too short to be much good for CB.

[p2645]

I also have a 102" s.s whip, maybe I will try to figure out a way to mount it to the back of the jeep and see if that works better. I can fabricate any kind of bracket, would it be best to mount at the rear of the vehicle or the side?

[p2645]

ok it is getting out I was trying to get a radio check, never a reply. instead of asking for a radio check I said something else and got an immediate response. I read somewhere that the mic gain is to be set to get 100% modulation, when I key the mic the the rx/tx lite turns red and the meter drops to zero all the way to the left. is that normal?

[jessejamesdallas]

I also have a 102" s.s whip, maybe I will try to figure out a way to mount it to the back of the jeep and see if that works better. I can fabricate any kind of bracket, would it be best to mount at the rear of the vehicle or the side?

I see it done both ways on Jeeps. "Higher the better".