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Honkytonkman593
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 3:12 pm: | 
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well ive used a 3-4 magnet anten set up for years now with a 1.3 swr as my lowest when im juiced up. well today i did something my wife will kill me for.....i drilled a hole in the roof and did a roof mount for my wilson 2000. guess what... swr doesnt even = 1.1 as the meter doesnt even move. ive never wanted to drill holes but i said what the heck...and what a difference. no more bleed over on my fm radio or anything funky!! hey guys dont be a fraid to drill holes.....just make sure you have bondo if you mess up. later |
Kiwikid
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 5:16 pm: |
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Honkytonkman I am no TECH but I have drilled my truck out like a block of cheese and I agree with you the only way to go if you got LOTS of radios on board,very little bleedover into the other radios,well thats in my installation anyway.Any one want a radio report via SKIP give me an email:[hn3800@hotmail.com] to arange a time and frequency, only to happy to help,thats if the band is open. 73 Kiwi Kid, Downunder, South Pacificway. |
Sparkomatic
| | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 9:11 am: |
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When I went from a Magnet mount Wilson 5000 to a Roof Mount 5000 and the SWRs dropped and the transmit increased noticably. Make sure the vehicle is a keeper though. |
Alsworld
| | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 4:35 pm: |
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I've got a dumb question but have to ask. Why does it make a difference?
My thoughts and theory tell me it's grounding, grounding, and grounding, much better than what the magnet can attain. True? It is that simple or is there more to the story?
Alsworld |
Gunship
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 6:45 am: |
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Gentlemen, even running alot of power, the hassles of trying to match below 1.5 most times aren't worth what little gain in output you get. |
Kc0gxz
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 7:04 pm: |
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Alsworld
You answered your own question. Yes, grounding, grounding, grounding!!!
NO ANTENNA SYSTEM WORKS BETTER THAN A "GROUNDED ANTENNA SYSTEM". Anyone that thinks otherwise, hasn't got a clue.
If I owned a Rolls Royce, I wouldn't hesitate to drill a hole in the roof for a good grounded antenna mount. Why anyone would put good radio equipment in their vehicle and then use a ungrounded antenna system is beyond me.
And AMEN to Gunship's post.
Jeff, kc0gxz. |
Alsworld
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 9:20 pm: |
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Thanks Jeff. I was wondering if it was just that simple.
Alsworld |
Pig040
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 10:44 am: |
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Jeff, If I had a Rolls Royce I have someone else drill the hole!, Ha Ha |
Tech181
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 - 6:40 pm: |
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And if you want to sell the car down the road, you can get some of these...
http://www.tessco.com/products/inv_display.jsp?gsg=36074&selsku=27237&cs=1
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STEVE
"Tech181"
Tech181@copperelectronics.com |
Sparkomatic
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 8:51 am: |
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You can either pay the $3.00 for the hole plugs or $300-$350 to professionally repair the hole. |
Znut
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 3:15 pm: |
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An XM reciever and antenna may be cheaper than the repair and possibly increase the desirablity of the vehicle! hahaahhahahahaa |
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