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[indcoltz]

I have a CB in my 08 Ultra, I was curious about how much power it was putting out and what the SWR was. I checked it with a meter and found that the thing is only putting out 1/2 watt and the SWR is at 3. Has anyone else checked theres? The manual states it should be transmitting around 2 to 4 watts and the SWR should be below 2. Anyone else had any experience with this???

[SteveFLHTK]

My 2010 Limited had a bad antenna from the factory.  a 3:1 SWR would be reflecting most of the power back to the radio, so you'd not see as much output.  4 watts is legal max, so a 2:1 SWR would give you 2 watts.  3:1 would be lower still.

[mrmagloo]

I found a better antenna helps tremendously. I bought a bunch of different Firestiks to see which would work best, and the 1/4 mile range jumped up over 3 miles immediately. Once they are tuned, they work great!

[Harleypingman]

If you want to tune the antenna to lower the SWR, take a look at this link:

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=question490.htm&url=http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/reading/swr.htm

Carl