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make sure the bolts/nuts on the mount itself sre still tight

sounds good. i know what ya mean by all plastic .my 2003 s10 is mostly all plastic inside

id leave the radio alone.. buy a rflimited 2018 mic if ya want more audio. if ya want more power \buy a amp.

just wanting to add in the sirio performer 5000 into the mix. . this has been a great antenna for me. not as long as a 102 .and doesnt seem to grab alot of attention like my monkeymade did..jmho

new outta box maco is a time tested designed. new SPT500 needs upgrades. ive also seen 1 local here compare these 2 the maco won ..but by much really but the difference was enough from going to just barely hearing ya to hearing ya good

i agree

yup that was my findings too they worked well had low swr,they werent that noticable on ya vehicle.only drawback ive found is there not as broadbanded.but if ya look at the small amount of money spent on these it has me rethinking going back to them

just wanting to throw my 2 cents worth in. locally i have used fm and works great suelch out all other noise.one thing i will say is if ya talking to a mobile far off and signal is dropping ya open up squelch and it gets harsh to listen too.so i find as long as i can have a quso with the squelch...

id try either a wilson silverload fiberglass or skipshooter fiberglass antenna the lenth you chose is ya chose . id recommend taking a tape measure see how much ya need to clear the roofline. im guessing 3 feet . both antennas are advailable at copper.com ..ive used both on mirrior mounts years...

i was on facebook and alot of operators perfered the maco v5/8 over the new spt 500

im currently using a sirio pl 5000 mag mount on the roof. seems to work ok

yes those antennas do well. for all they are. they do have thier limits though. low power handling , very narrowed banded. two that i noticed but they do work well and inexpensive

just having a great swr dont mean much. even a dummyload has a great swr. but transmits very little

357 is yours the trucker version or not