Receiving signals are static
cobra 25 lx digital. 4ft firestick antenna......the cb is tuned to the antenna and my voice is heard but the signals are receive are coming in as static
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https://www.wearecb.com/troubleshooting-cb-radios.htmlYou receive transmissions, but they are garbled, very quiet, or otherwise hard to hear. |
There are lots of sources of static noise. First off, are you certain the signal is actually strong enough to remove all static? It you're just making a random radio call and someone responds, perhaps their signal is too weak. A better check (for static) is with a handheld CB operated by someone right there with you. Is the static traceable to some source? Some ignition wires/spark plugs can cause static when the engine is running. Try the test with the ignition set to the accessory position only. Or off, if your radio will work with it completely off. If the noise is gone, then turn on the ignition or whatever until it appears, then start turning off individual devices that may be the source of the noise--pull fuses, if necessary to remove power. My friend, who installed an aftermarket power inverter, hears lots of static whenever that inverter is turned on. Static can also be picked up over the power wires. You may have routed them next to some noisy circuitry. It may be necessary to reroute them. You could do a quick check for this by routing temporary wires directly to the battery and away from all other wires. Just a temporary, at rest, test to see if it is the power wires picking up the noise source. Noise can also be picked up by audio wires. If you have a remote speaker, are you sure its wiring is good?
Bottom line is, you say you have static, but then didn't provide much info about what kind it is or when it occurs. The answers to those questions will make it easier for you to trace the source and determine a solution. |
Mark covered it pretty well. The only thing I would add would be to vary the engine RPMs and see if the static changes with the RPMs. If it does it is alternator noise and simply installing a filter should correct that problem.
KG6SLC aka Eugene |
I think everyone pretty much covered it, but you say the CB is tuned to the antenna. It is typically the other way around where the antenna is matched (tuned) to the radio (transceiver). Out of curiosity where is the antenna mounted as it is possible that this could be part of the problem. Also did you use an SWR meter to tune your antenna? If not then I would consider this as well, if you are using the common spare tire mount for your antenna I would be looking to see if the antenna is touching your tire. Not that this is your source of 'static' but mainly because this should throw off your SWR.
If it's hood or cowl mounted it's possible the static is coming from the engine and as mentioned a filter can help. Granted todays vehicles have resistor plugs and are much better at reducing engine static on radios. On your radio on the left side of the faceplate is a button marked NB or noise blanker, when you depress this button does the static disappear? If so you might just want to use that. Finally, where is your squelch set? Typically there is some background noise (static) and setting this above the threshold of noise will solve the problem. At this point I would also be testing how well I am receiving others though. |
I'd bet dollars to doughnuts it's a grounding issue. These Jeeps are notorious for being hard to properly bond an antenna. I wanted to keep mine on the tailgate, so I made a homebrew grounding strap and ran it through the tailgate to one of the rear-seat seatbelt bolts.
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AM CB radio constantly Receiving when vehicle ignition on
Hi,
Ive tried to research my issue, which is whenever I turn my vehicle ignition on the radio comes up "busy" as though it is receiving a constant signal. When I disconnect the antenna it drops away. I have earthed the antenna straight to the battery negative but no difference. My next step is to earth the housing of the radio directly to another earth point. But apart from that I am a bit lost on what to do next. If anyone has any suggestions? |
After checking the wiring, another option if you know someone else with a cb is to swap out and put in another vehicle with different antenna, probably not likely but it could be in the cb itself, if the same trouble with different antenna and coax is there, just a thought
KI5TUT |
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