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CB Static
I have a general question....I know that proper grounds and power are required for a CB to get optimal reception and clarity along with a good, tuned antenna. However, in general, if you flip on your CB and tune to a channel with no activity, should it be dead quiet or full of static? How about when you flip to a channel being used (such as 19 on the highway)? Should there be static behind the voice? Clear behind the voice? Static between transmissions? I'm wondering if mine needs to be cleaned up or not. Thanks!
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staic in the backgound would be normal depending on squelch setting.
static on recive is relitive. it either means your setup is sketch, or the person transmitting is sketchy.
a properly convfigured system on both ends, you should hear a clear clean crisp voice. or known as full quieting.
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static on recive is relitive. it either means your setup is sketch, or the person transmitting is sketchy.
a properly convfigured system on both ends, you should hear a clear clean crisp voice. or known as full quieting.
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my squelch is all the way down (turned to the left). there is a very small band at the low end where I can hear the static, once I pass a certain point, the static goes away but so do the voices i think, though i should test this again...
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Originally Posted by drguitarum2005
my squelch is all the way down (turned to the left). there is a very small band at the low end where I can hear the static, once I pass a certain point, the static goes away but so do the voices i think, though i should test this again...
Fell free to me if I'm totally wrong
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thanks guys, i forgot to update. i caravaned with some friend for about an hour drive and they each had handheld CBs so we were able to speack just fine. i turned my squelch until the static went away and then all i heard was them when broadcasting. thanks again
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CB frequency is 27 MHz, prone to manmade and natural noise. Add to that the noise from millions of CBers worldwide keying up, and you always have some level of static/noise. It's usually lower at night, because the atmospheric effects that increase it are gone at night.
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Originally Posted by fourwd1
It's usually lower at night, because the atmospheric effects that increase it are gone at night.
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