Midland 1001Z 40-Channels Base CB Radio "radio poor reception" Questions

poor reception on a cb radio one cause may be poor or poorly assembled antenna, a good antenna should be of highest gain and put up as high as possible ,An omnidirectional antenna or Ground plane will

...poor reception. Only works good when vehicles are close to eachother. What can I do to get better reception? New antenna, different ground? Please help. Reception has little to do with grounding. The ...

my cb will transmit ok but my reception range is not very far and I have a K40 trucker antenna location of the antenna is every thing.the other thing to check is you swr.If your swr is to high your ...

...radio on side band is 6 minutes past centre. poor signal and poor reception. I would not advise anyone to buy this radio. Maked a decent doorstop. Brad Greenaway, canada did you put it on a frequency ...

...Radio Reception Problem AM reception extremely poor, (FM OK) would a motor drive ariel help ? instead of the embedded ariel in the rear window ? If I replace the whole radio using an adapter plate to ...

...radio will put out transmission but poor reception have 2 dif cbs, galaxy and cobra. they work in his truck, but not mine. I cant hear anyone unless they are within 1/2 mile or so, and if they are ...

...poor reception and when I do get reception it is in and out. please help, thanks. hello firstly it would be wise to connect your power lead directly to your battery secondly have you checked the vswr ...

radio squeals and transmit light flashes back and forth and buzzes, and when i unkey i lose all reception. You are connected to a power source that is inadequate, possibly a poor ground in the vehicle

...poor grounding or coaxial cable. Check and or replace these items before continuing. If replacing these do not help your situation then the unit itself has a problem. I would suggest that you take it ...

...poor. Is the ground the most important aspect of the radio for transmission? I have ordered an external grounding plate for the boat. If you are using the radio on a boat, then no, the grounding does ...