Let me preface this by saying I am an absolute newbie! Last radio was a Realistic Mini 23 CB radio in the late 70s.
I purchased a Midland MXT 575 and their MXTA26 antenna to mount on the spare tire rack of my Wrangler. The spare was putting pressure on the antenna so I ordered a ground plane kit from Nagoya and roof mounted it. Checked the SWR and it was 3.78.
Unhappy with that, and the fact I couldn't drive in and out of my carport, I purchased a mount that pivots. I didn't have the correct connections on the cable at this point so I mounted without the ground plane kit. SWR? 19.99! Dang! I shut it down and waited for another cable.
New cable and ground plane kit installed today and SWR is still 19.99! I though maybe an antenna issue, so I replaced with Midland's Ghost Antenna. No reading whatsoever on the meter now. I am thinking it must be the meter. Any of y'all have sound theories? Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
