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Nobodyknows
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Post Number: 123
Registered: 4-2005


Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 10:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I picked up this Wilson and a gumdrop mount for 2 bucks at a swap meet and have a question about it. It's about 5 feet tall has a Wilson sticker on it but i can't read anymore that just Wilson on it. It has the adjustable tip under a rubber boot on the tip where you would tune the swr's. Well I installed it and have 1.1 to 1.2 swr without touching it across the 40 band.. (roof mounted to a gumball)
Theres a wire winding all around the antenna top to bottom and at the bottom is about 3 inches of wire with a eyelet crimped on it. I would imagine it's suposed to be going to ground.
My question is, Do I need to ground this wire? It's currently taped up and insulated. So why is it there and do i need to ground it if i already have good swr's on it?
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1861
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Post Number: 389
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 12:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

NO , TAPE IT TO SIDE OF ANTENNA . THAT WOULD BE A WILSON SILVER LOAD , GOOD ANTENNA . THE GROUND WIRE IS JUST USED IF YOU CAAN,T GET SWR DOWN
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Wildrat
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Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 1:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Do not ground the wire unless you are having problems tuning the antenna. Just take a zip tie and tie and tape it to the antenna. What you bought was a Wilso Silver Load. I use a 5 foot one on my jeep.

Wildrat
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Nobodyknows
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 5:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ok thanks guys. So this antenna would be more for a tool box mount in the back of a pick up truck or like on a jeep ball mount or something.
A coily type of antenna would work better for a roof mount over using this wilson top-load then huh?
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Wildrat
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

On my I have it on a mount I got from a guy on EBAY. It mounts to the rear tire carrier and extends upto the top of the tire. Then I have a heavy duty mount for the antenna. I talk skip all over, and easily have 30-40 mile range with it and the radio, and heater.

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Wildrat
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 9:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thats suppose to say on my JEEP

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