I use my cb with a helmet headset and use the push to talk feature. When I push the button in to use hte cb I get all kinds of static through my headset. So much that I can't stand to use it. THe people on the other end says it sounds good to them. When my passenger uses her push to talk button for the cb she gets all kinds of static. My battery got hot shorted out and melted the negative post. I wonde rif that hasd something to do with it? Do oyu guys know what it could be?

 

WHAT YOU SAY COULD BE THE PROBLEM. BUT TRY CLEANING THE CONTACT PINS OF YOUR UNIT. THAT USUALLY HELPS. SOUNDS LIKE YOUR CONTACT PINS ARE DIRTY OR CORRODED FOR THE INCOMING SIGNALS.

 

Are the pins in the handlebar control housing?

 

GrayHawk ,,,,,

that does not sound good at all ,,,,,

did this all start after the battery was melted ? ,,,,,, I think what you are hearing is the intercom portion of the system making noise when you try and talk on the CB ,,,,,, and a portion of the audio system could have been damaged when the dead short occuredat the battery ,,,,

what caused the short ?

 

I get some static when I use the PTT button also. Mine has done this since new. I don't hear it when I am running down the road and everyone says my radio sounds fine.

 

check the ground on the radio system at the antenna. Especially on the plate under the liner in the trunk. The cables are shielded to avoid static but if the ground isn't good, the shielding doesn't work.