RadioShack 10M - Manuals

2 BEFORE YOU BEGIN When deciding on an antenna’s location,consider these points: • The antenna should be as high as possible on the building. • The antenna and its cable should be as far as possible from sources ofelectrical noise such as appliancesor other radios. • The antenna should be vertical f...

3 PREPARATION Pre-Tuning the Antenna Your antenna is preset to use 27.205MHz (the middle of the CB band) for thelowest SWR. If you are using your anten- na with a CB radio, you do not have topre-tune it. See “Assembling and Mount-ing the Antenna” on Page 3. Before you assemble and mount the an-tenna...

5 TUNING THE ANTENNA If you are using your antenna at frequen-cies in the range of 25 to 30 MHz, youcan tune the antenna using an standing-wave ratio (SWR) meter (not supplied)and the dual tuning rings on the bottomelement. Notes: • If you are using your antenna at fre- quencies below 25 MHz, you wi...