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Captian_radio
Intermediate Member
Username: Captian_radio
Post Number: 362
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 9:05 pm: | 
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Has anyone tried grounding a mag mount antenna?I know that they are grounded via capacitative coupling,but just wondering if anyone ever tried this?
Bob CEF451/VE1CZ
Robert L. Spicer The days of radio are just beginning!
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Thehobo
Intermediate Member
Username: Thehobo
Post Number: 129
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 10:15 pm: |
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on my tri mag mount, i ran a 6 gage wire from the one bolt of a magnet to the inside door frame of my 95 ford 4 door tauruas, i really think it helped quite a lot..
thehobo
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Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 4155
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 9:12 am: |
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like thehobo, bob, i've run a wire from the bolts on my triple mag mount to one of the screws on the roof rack as well as to the inside mount on the rear hatch. to be perfectly honest, i saw absolutely no difference whatsoever in SWR, RCV or XMIT, or even with idiot lights/rfi to or from truck. hence the reason i have yet to 'cut the hole'. the rfi issues that existed with a mere 50-75 watts were almost completely eliminated by chucking the wilson 2k trucker on a radio shack 5" magnet & replacing it with the triple mag & its 'factory' rg8x. tossing out the 8x in favor of 9913 and.....you've heard my mobile i believe  |
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