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You check your radio with other radio very near. If radio is hearing your transmission then it mean that your Radio Power Module not working if very near radio not listening you then your preamplifier and Power amplifier is not working, it mean your Radio Transmitter faulty, only Receiver is working, you consult with any Radio Service shop. One other thing if you have software also check Tx/Rx frequency it must be same for simplex operation.
This is an "Export-Only" radio that is banned by the FCC for use in the United States. It is a violation of Title 47 U.S.C. for any "CB" radio to be coincidentally capable (or modified to be made capable) of transmitting on frequencies assigned to the Amateur Radio Service. It is also against Federal statutes for any Amateur Radio equipment to be used for communicating on frequencies assigned to the Citizens (CB) radio service.
First, lets make sure that the unit does transmit. Get a power meter and see how much power it transmits. If no power is being radiated, you need to have a technician check out the unit. If you have power then pick a less crowded time to test out if anyone can hear you. Other people with more powerful equipments can only be a problem when you are transmitting on the same channel and both of you happen to transmit at the same time all the time. Chances are remote that this is your problem. Good luck. es
The Midland radio you have is NOT capable of FM transmit & receive. It is a Citizen's Band radio that operates on channels 1 thru 40 that are assigned to the 26.965-27.405 MHz frequency range. These are the standard 40 Ch CB frequencies in the U.S. (and may not be legal for use in other parts of the world without a license from your country's communications authorities). It also offers Weather Band reception - again these are US frequencies that may or may not even be used at all in the UK. Since the radio only displays a channel number, you don't actually know the frequency you're monitoring or transmitting on. Your friends on CH 5 may be in a completely different band.
Even if they are on the same frequency, the fact that they are operating in FM mode means that you would hear something - but it may not be intelligible - and the same would be for them listening to you transmit in AM mode. If you could have them switch their radio to AM, all would be fine. I suspect they use FM as there is much less static when compared to AM.
If they won't change to FM, you'll either have to stop trying to talk to them or buy a radio capable of FM (and make sure it has the same frequencies as theirs!).
Assuming the antenna is mounted and grounded correctly,when you try to transmit/talk does your meter needle move to the right with your voice,if it doesn't make sure meter knob is set to receive/transmit or mod[modulate] does it move to right now,if not make sure the mic gain knob is turned up or if it is a power mic,is it turned up&have a fresh battery.The antenna light could mean high swr readings which you will have to adjust by tuning the antenna with the radio meter or external meter,you can search swr adjustment on your computer if unfamiliar..some antenna warning lights are factory set too sensitive but most times are telling you there is a problem.If all is set&tuned properly and you still can't get a local signal to respond, your radios transmit finals could be blown,which you'll need a qualified radio tech to determine..Good luck& 73's
it is possible you are hearing peoplein skipland. skip is an atmospheric phenomenon that causes radio waves to travel hundreds even thousands of miles. there a lot of cb operators that run high power amplifiers which would make their signal go even further. this would mean you would hear them well, but your radio doesn't have enough power to reach that person. right now we are in a solar cycle which has been causing skip daily. if you know that the peson you are trying to talk to is local and within. a few.miles then there may be an issue wit either your radio or antenna. the antenna must be tunedto the radio or you signal will not radiate off the antenna completely. over time it can destroy the radios transmit circuit. so if you have never.tuned the antenna you may be causing the radio not to work well and you may have hurt the transmit transistor.
Make sure you don't try to transmit without a proper CB antenna, it will damage & blow out the power transistors! If you have another CB close by, try listening without the antenna attached If you even faintly hear whats transmitted by the other CB, your antenna cable is probably shorted out... AGAIN don't try to transmit with no antenna or a shorted cable it will damage the unit!
Check the unit is not on a VOX setting (voice operated microphone). If it is usually the display will have in small digits vox displayed, and you need to take it out of this mode for normal operation. If this is ok it may be a fault with the unit, and so you would have to take it back to place of purchase for repair or replacement.
ant. light should only come on if you have a high vswr a bad thing did you check that cb/pa switch is set to cb check your swr this is not a good place to mount ant. as it is close to metal of back of cab
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