Tuning a CB Aerial

The process itself is pretty straight forward but needs to be done when you are first setting up your CB Radio to use and on regularly occasions needs to be checked to make sure your CB Radio is performing as optimally as possible.

It is important that your CB aerial is properly tuned otherwise you will not be transmitting the maximum amount of power from your CB Radio out on to the airwaves which might drastically affect the range that your signal will travel and therefore reduce your enjoyment of using your CB Radio since less people will be able to hear your signal and therefore respond to you.
Without properly tuning your CB Aerial you also run the risk of damaging your CB Radio equipment and could ultimately hurt yourself in the process.

The real issue with a poorly tuned CB Radio aerial is that much of the power which should be transmitted out of your aerial is actually fed back from the aerial and sent back down the coax cable to your CB Radio equipment when you are transmitting which can greatly damage the internal components of your  CB Radio equipment and means that you also run the risk of hurting yourself either by burning components or in extreme cases by electrocution.


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