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Blackmountainme
New member
Username: Blackmountainme
Post Number: 9
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 10:20 pm: | 
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Hi,
I have a Radio Shack magnet mount antenna. It's fiberglass and about 32" long. The package doesn't say what it will handle watt wise. My guess is not very much :-( I have looked at a few of the other radio shack antenna packages similar to mine and the only one with wattage listed is about 50 watts max.
So, my question is:
I'm getting a KL-300P Amplifier from Copper any day now :-) Will my rad shack antenna melt or something similar?
If I could track down a 102" radio shack whip, would that be able to deal with the KL-300P?
(I work at radio shack so it's easy to fiddle with their stuff and i get a small discount)
OR....
Would I be better off getting a Wilson 1000 mag mount?
It has to be a mag mount for now becasue I can't put holes in the roof of a car I don't own yet :-)
Thanks for any input. I really appreciate all the info on this forum!
Mark |
Dx431
Advanced Member
Username: Dx431
Post Number: 805
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 10:40 pm: |
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Those Radio Shack antennas are not rated for much power, 100 watts max..
The 102" whip will handle anything you put through it. My next choice would be the Wilson 1k mag mount mounted in the center of the roof. Both the Wilson and the 102" whip will handle the kl300p with no problem.
Make sure everything is well grounded and both wires(+/-) from the radio and amp are run to the battery.
431 |
Leonard
Junior Member
Username: Leonard
Post Number: 30
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 11:12 pm: |
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Mark I would go with the wilson 1000 I have it on my car (trunk) and a mag mount on my truck.
Had the K-40 for a long time but where the whip that goes into the base broke all the time.
Went to the wilson antennas from that point on.
Hope this helps out.
73' cef#189 Len So,Minnesota |
Buck
Advanced Member
Username: Buck
Post Number: 782
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 11:20 pm: |
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102 whip will handle just about anything you can put through it
Buck |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 1606
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 7:07 pm: |
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I have used the Wilson 1000's Mag Mount's, for years and never had any problem with them or the 102 Inch Stainless Steel Whip is also a good choice,
Lon
Tech808 |
Leonard
Junior Member
Username: Leonard
Post Number: 31
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 9:26 pm: |
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I had a 102 inch whip mounted on 79 ford pinto wagon mounted on a ball mount.
looked kinda goofy but that thing would TALK.
A friend had steel whip on his pontiac lemans with an amp started talking the tip 6 inchs down was glowing beet red.
But I still like the wilson easy to set swr's and they talk.
I agree with Lon 100% both great antennas.
73' cef#189 Len |
Snowfire
Junior Member
Username: Snowfire
Post Number: 15
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 6:48 pm: |
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I've got a radio shack k-40 magnit mount and it's problay the best magnit mount anteinna i've owned. R.s. people said it hold around 250 watts but I've put it thru a lot more (650watts). Still works great. Unckle uses it now and he loves it.
CEF#294 snowfire (Snowman) S.E. Oklahoma |
Pig040
Intermediate Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 295
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 10:26 am: |
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I had one of those double big can coil antennas screwed into a generic mag mount, was talking on my mobile (at the time 1500 watts), all of a sudden the swr went up, got out looked at the antenna, and it was slowly settling in the south, melted the generic mag mount, burnt a round hole in the paint! |
Pp1616
Junior Member
Username: Pp1616
Post Number: 17
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 2:08 pm: |
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i like the wilson antennas my self. i run a 5000 mag and i have a 5000 roof mount 2 love thim and they hand alot of abouse. iv taken my mag mount clean off my truck 2 or 3 times forgeting to take it off before going 4 wheeling and she still works great |
Sparkomatic
Intermediate Member
Username: Sparkomatic
Post Number: 256
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 6:04 pm: |
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Wilson 1000 magnet Mount.......no worries for you. |
Sg569
New member
Username: Sg569
Post Number: 6
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 12:36 pm: |
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Leonard, Just how big was your buddies amp???
And for all the techs just how much power can you run through a 102 ss whip?? a buddie of mine was running 1k through his. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1994
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 3:23 pm: |
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I ran a radio shack 102 in wip .... cut down about 8 inches ... on 10 FM ( 29.600 ) and it was ice cold at almost 400 watts. |
