ok a few questions. well first ill tell yall this; i FINALLY got a CB like ive been wanting, and its a hand-me-down from my uncle, so although its a little older and bulky, its already tuned for its antenna which is convenient.
so i was playin around with it today, and i have a few questions. it has a meter on it that measures signal strength. its a scale of one to ten, and mine seems to be hovering around 5ish.... i guess im just not sure if this is normal or if the signal is usually stronger? i realize that the strength depends on the antenna setup etc, but im askin is 5 good or should i take it somewhere to get it re-tuned?
also ive read some stuff about weather channels on CBs..... is this a particular channel?
also i have the PA option on mine...... how do i hook up a speaker to it? is it as simple as buyin a speaker at radioshack and pluggin it in? or does it have to be a certain type of speaker?
i realize some of these ?s could be answered with an owners manual that would come with it but remember its a hand me down so i didnt get a manual. thanx guys.
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1995 dodge ram 5.2
32 inch Trivant Sport Kings (ATs)
kenwood Ez500 headunit
gemtronics CB radio
8 inch bass tube
5% tint
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Some CB's like my old one and my handheld have weather channels. My new one in my truck might but I'm not really sure. I never really used them but it when I did it was a button you switched over to the weather channels with. Then there would be a few channels with weather info on them.
As for the signal strength I don't know. You should get a SWR meter if the Radio doesn't have one built it and your swr the lower the better. You should try to get it as close to 1 as possible. My CB's manual states up to 3 is ok but I'd be doing some serious adjusting if mine was over 2. It should be around 1-1.5.
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2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Offroad Edition with the 360.
I can't think of what they mean off hand but usually they are some type of noise reducer to try and get rid of unwanted noise. I think mine has NB and ANL on the same switch if I'm thinking about the correct thing. What kind of CB is it?
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2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Offroad Edition with the 360.
its really old.... i've searched Google for it, and i cannot find ANYTHING on that particular model. I have found other gemtronics though, a gt-66 and some others. I cant find anything for the gtx55 but the other gemtronics i've found were made in the late 70s (gt-66, '78) so im guessing mine was made back then also.
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1995 dodge ram 5.2
32 inch Trivant Sport Kings (ATs)
kenwood Ez500 headunit
gemtronics CB radio
8 inch bass tube
5% tint
ANL is automatic noise limiter. I think that's a feature you would activate within a city's limits per say. The NB I believe is noise balancer? Might keep the noise at a constant level so it doesn't get loud then soft, then load again. Don't quote me on the NB though.....LOL.
Also I can only find GT55 and GTX 5000.......no GTX55.
Not breakin balls but maybe double check that? I'll look for a manual.
Good luck with your ride.
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I make horsepower and torque the old fashioned way. MECHANICALLY. There is no other way. Chips go with dips.
the pa question, just find you a PA speaker(can usually be found at a truck stop) and plug it in. switch the cb to PA and feel free to yell at your neighbors kids for playin in the street again
NB Noise Blanker: The noise blanker reduces pulse-type noise such as engine ignition and sparking. If you hear engine noise through your speaker the NB should reduce it.
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94 Ram 2500 5.9
Fastman 52mm TB
cat back Flowmaster 3 inch single exhaust
Mopar performannce PCM
a few CB questions (cuz i finally got one)
