You did tweak the SWR with the 102 in whip on the radio correct?
The 102 is more likely to pick up skip and short wave n Ham radios. Radios that transmit with more power than you so you will hear them but they will not hear you.
I just went through something like this luckily I have a hand held and had my son talk to me from the driveway while I drove up the block a bit. What was happening is No one in the area was talking but I was picking up skip.

 

Yeah, it's tuned, and according to this same post I put on a different forum, I do have modulation. I key up and when I talk the needle on the RF meter moves to the far right, and the louder I speak the more it repeats my voice inflection. I just figured all of the truckers I see with dual CB antennas should be on 9 or 19 or any channel in between, but no one answers my hailing. Am I just the only guy stuck in the 70's and 80's? Anyone else?

 

You very well may have blown the finals in your radio. I had the same problem a few years ago. Blew the finals and I could hear but when I tried to transmit, nobody could hear me.

 

So how much are finals, and are they easily replaceble? What do they look like? And how can I test to see if I blew them or not?

 

If your SWR meter shows output and the SWR is acceptable, your finals are OK. If your CB meter wiggles when you talk, your CB is OK.

The CB doesn't get used much anymore so ch 19 is the best place to find other users. Keep in mind, desperate sounding newbies seldom get a reply.

 

If your SWR meter shows output and the SWR is acceptable, your finals are OK. If your CB meter wiggles when you talk, your CB is OK.

The CB doesn't get used much anymore so ch 19 is the best place to find other users. Keep in mind, desperate sounding newbies seldom get a reply.

Just because the meter moves does not mean that the finals are still good. the meeter is driven by the driver for the final. Your Final is a transistor mounted to the chassis usually using a plastic screw and insulator to protect it from ground. It will be a TO-220 package with three terminals soldered to the board. The way to test it is with a oscilloscope or a RF power meter such as a bird meter. They are about 25-35 to have replaced at most CB shops. Also watch out for mod kits as they are called they will over work the stock finals and lead to premature failure.

 

Look where he lives. Heck it is hard to find someone to talk to here in Northern Mexico, course that's because I am speaking English. Go figure.

 

If the SWR meter shows a decent SWR match and the S/RF meter works, the CB radio works. The SWR meter also has a "Field Strength" setting that reads RF signal output using a small external antenna. The SWR meter should still display Field Strength when held in proximity to the CB antenna even without the Field Strength antenna.

Most modern CB radios have SWR protection circuits to keep from blowing the finals. If he had a 10 meter "Export" radio it would be possible that there is a final driver and a final output.

 

most newer "non export" radios have protection built in to save your finals and just pull the output power back. my advise is to have the radio bench checked at a cb shop and then work on you antenna system.