I Need Cb Help

I have a Connex 33 and can't get my swr down below 3 and 4 I moved the antenna to behind my sleeper ran a ground from the batt to the antenna I have paid a lot of money trying to get it rt so I don't mess up my new cb all the cb shops around won't mess with it or what 75 an hour please help

I have a Connex 33 and can't get my swr down below 3 and 4 I moved the antenna to behind my sleeper ran a ground from the batt to the antenna I have paid a lot of money trying to get it rt so I don't mess up my new cb all the cb shops around won't mess with it or what 75 an hour please help

First off let me ask a silly question: Are you sure your coax is in good condition? How much coax do you have running from your antenna to your radio? Hopefully no more than 16 ft. Is the coax coiled up anywhere? A coiled coax will cause high swr's. try to run it as strait as possible.

Next run your ground from the base of your antenna to a bolt on the frame of the truck instead of the battery. What kind of antenna do you have? Wilson antenna's for example need to be trimmed down to lower your swr's. Start from a the standard length and trim off 1/4 of an inch at a time and check the swr's to make sure they're lowering.

Next what type of truck are you driving? I ask because Freightliner Cascadia Lightweights are next to impossible to get a swr lower than 2. They're made of so much fiberglass and lightweight aluminum that getting a good ground is rough.

The last thing I'll ask is if you have a voltmeter with a continuity tester on it. If so check your coax and make sure it has continuity all the way through. Put the red lead on one end and the black on the other.

If your connex is peaked and tuned, whatever you do don't run it with those kind of swr's or you'll fry the radio quick.

Thanks I got it down to 1 swr my antenna was not grounded so thanks to a cb shop in Amarillo tx at exit 75 fixed it up for me for free thanks for ur help