If you are having problems receiving good reception on your CB radio, it can make it very difficult to hear what others are saying on the channel. Usually this happens because the people that are using the channels are out of receiving range. This is because they are restricted to a maximum of 5 watts out of the box, limiting there transmitting power. If you are having bad reception on your CB radio, there are numerous things that you can do to improve it further.
1) Ensure that you are using the best available outdoor antenna money can buy. Cheap antennas are cheap for a reason, they are made from cheap materials and engineering. This results in very poor transmitting and receiving performance. If you want to be best out there, consider yourself an Solarcon 'Antron 99' or 'IMAX 2000' outdoor base antenna for good results.
2) Place your outdoor antenna as highest as possible. The higher you go, the better the antenna can receive reception. This is because there are fewer obstructions high up, such as buildings, trees, lampposts etc, so there is less interference. The best way to get maximum reach out of your antenna is to mount it onto a metal scaffolding pole and then onto a wall bracket.
3) Use high quality coax cable. Cheap unbranded coax cable might see like a bargain, but it has poor shielding and poor conductivity with radio frequencies. This can result in the signal the antenna receives to get lost down the cable, before it reaches your rig. The best coax cable that i would recommend to you is the 'Belden 9913'. This is because this type of coax cable has low loss, due to having a 3/8 inch braided jacket and is 100% shielded.
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