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Single exhaust or duals and if single is the antenna mounted on the same side, oh and where are the exhaust in proximity to the antenna?

Stack is about 12' high behind the sleeper on the passenger side. I also pull a flat deck do there isn't much getting in the way of the antenna.

Then you're as good as you're going to get in this situation so just do all your checks in an open lot with a reliable swr/power meter and trust in rf theory.

So can I hook up a Texas Star 350 to this set up? I have one from 20 years ago, hardly used.

If you're confident of your last readings and the antenna is rated for that much power then knock yourself out.

So what do I do with the little ground (?) wire since I didn't use it to achieve an acceptable SWR?

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Ground it to your antenna bracket and re-test the SWR.
That is what I did with my 4 ft Wilson Silver Load.
Surprised you didn't do that in the first place!

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Well I did, just like the instructions said, but SWR went up, so I left it off. Again, I'm only using the meter in the radio, but SWR is at 1:1, maybe 1:2.