I must be losing the touch....

CB's in, all hard wired incl the antenna and I've even fitted another speaker (ex nokia phone kit jobby). It even turns on

and what do I get? A speaker full of breaker breaker or a load of mush.......
Aye, you guessed it, a load of mush lol
Me thinks I need to a. re-check the earth at the antenna base and b. get hold of a SWR meter thing and do a bit of tuning!
And no, the stick bit does NOT short to the body. Been there, done that on a
VRC 321 when my ex mate started slammin morse out at 20wpm as I was sticking the whip in the mount. I made the circuit

This posting may have been helpfull, on the other hand probably not... Either way, I may have had drink when posting it in which case it's probably not as helpfull as it could have been
Work safe, and remember all technical problems can be resolved with a hammer, the trick is knowing where to hit it and how big a hammer to use (I often find it may also help to have a spare bit in the shed to replace the bit you have just mullered

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