1 tip if you have a detachable tour pak you heed to ground the steel plate in the bottom of the tour pac to the frame.

 

Interesting. I have a detachable TP and it's not grounded. I will look into that. Thanks.

 

Doesn't the ground automatically happen through the mount or is it rubber isolated?

 

The only connections from TP to mount are chrome (hooks and plastic locking clips). Correct me if I'm wrong but chrome won't ground.

 

If it steal or chrome against chrome its OK, but if it sits on plastic bushing,no ground

 

If you have a detachable tour pack you should provide a better ground for it. Currently it will only be grounded through the shielded jacket on the coax. Attaching a ground strap from the frame directly to the base of the antenna will provide a better ground plane and should improve transmission.

Tuning the SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) to as close to 1:1 as you can get will also help. You can either trip down the base of the whip, or trim the size of the coax and replace the fitting to tune the setup. It is trial and error. Test SWR, trim a bit, retest SWR and trim again till you reach the magic 1:1. You should also make sure that you attach the set screw into the whip securely.

The CB will put out ~ 4 Watts at best. Depending on the terrain you are riding (hills, and cities = less get out) will also have effect on the distance that you can transmit.

Figures that Harley would put non standard fitting on their rigs.

 

**** if i know....I thought chrome was a conductor? My tour pack is hard mounted and extended...

 

Thanks. Good info.

If that don't work, it looks like my only other option is to mount a Honda Goldwing to my tour pack as recommended above.
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"If you have a detachable tour pack you should provide a better ground for it. Currently it will only be grounded through the shielded jacket on the coax. Attaching a ground strap from the frame directly to the base of the antenna will provide a better ground plane and should improve transmission.

Tuning the SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) to as close to 1:1 as you can get will also help. You can either trip down the base of the whip, or trim the size of the coax and replace the fitting to tune the setup. It is trial and error. Test SWR, trim a bit, retest SWR and trim again till you reach the magic 1:1. You should also make sure that you attach the set screw into the whip securely.

The CB will put out ~ 4 Watts at best. Depending on the terrain you are riding (hills, and cities = less get out) will also have effect on the distance that you can transmit.

Figures that Harley would put non standard fitting on their rigs."

 

Just in case it isn't clear, You Do NOT ground the antenna. You ground the mount for the antenna.

If I remember correctly, there is a ground strap from the mount to the plate in the bottom of the tour pak.

 

Yes ther is. so i guess the detachable tour pak mount for the FLH bikes would have all the hardware to take this in consideration wouldn't it?
I don't know but it would be a good thing.