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I was actually thinking of turning it down since it's set to 3.5W to feed the stinger board yielding 35-40W but the high drive linear can achieve max output with 25W and 35W max input and I don't want to overdrive it so I'll need to turn the power down to 2.5W which will hopefully get me 25-30W...

Awesome site, thank you much!

Oh yea, definitely! I was thinking if I'm gonna drill it would probably be right between the two roof braces as can be seen below, the middle one with text and the one behind it since they're closer together but then the antenna would be more towards the back of the vehicle as opposed to the...

Thanks, that bracket is actually part of the antenna as can be seen here: It's connected to the mast using those 3 clamps and is making a good connection with the material. I don't think I have any issues with grounding as everything has been continuity tested when fully connected with the...

Yeah, that it doesn't work! I've always read that an antenna should be placed dead center on roof of a vehicle so the radiation pattern is as even as possible and also because it's the highest point. Makes sense. What if the vehicle has a sun roof? Where should the antenna be placed then...

Yep, I have a 6-gauge bare copper wire from the base of the antenna mast running to a pair of 8-foot ground rods on the same side of the house about 10 feet apart, then running to the ground rod below the power meter at the back of the house. I ran continuity testing on all of it and it's all good.

It's a 3rd gen Toyota 4Runner, so I guess it's not really a truck...SUV is probably more accurate.

I love that PDF Redbeard, thanks again for posting it, very good info and discusses lots of misconceptions regarding antennas and SWR. I have a Sirio 2016 base antenna that's aluminum and is 18-feet tall, placed on top of a 25-foot telescoping mast, and it has 16 radials. It had good reviews...

Roger that! Thanks for the pointers. Like you pointed out it's no use running at max power since, in my experience, after about 150W there is little difference so max is always on level 2 when the linear is on, and I set it back down to that after making sure SWR was as low as possible at the...

I think it was meant as a joke, at least that’s how I read it...

I just got one but instead of 6 radials this one has 8 so it's gotta be better! All the kidding aside, I like experimenting with antennas so I don't consider it a waste, even if it doesn't work as advertised.

This morning I quickly slapped on the Wilson short whip on Wilson 1000 base without tuning the whip at all. It's sent 39" tall from the factory and probably needs a couple of inches cut to tune for lowest SWR mid-band. Anyway, I just wanted to see how it handled high power, I was able to get...

Oh yea, I wouldn't have the patience nor the finesse to tune it that way! Luckily both mine are Firestik II with tunable tips so i just remove the rubber cap and screw it up or down to tune then put the cap back on to test the result.

Don't see an attachment with this post, and THANK YOU for the previous one, i'm reading it as we speak!

You mean on the rear mount? I actually do have a 5-foot firestick antenna but at the time it seemed too tall so I never installed it and went with a 4-footer so it remains in the garage; i'll give it a shot when it gets nicer out. I just don't like the rear mount because of the fuel pump noise...

I performed the test last night, the Wilson 1000 yielded a single s-unit increase (6db) over the 3-foot Midland and the SWR remained 1:1 across the entire band. When it's all said and done, I think the 3-foot Midland and the Sirio are great for what they are, especially if one doesn't have a...

This definitely seems to be the case. I compared my 3’ Midland antenna with my 5’ Wilson 1000 last night, and Wilson was able to hit the base with 10 pounds vs Midland at 9 pounds from 8 miles away. Furthermore, the SWR remained flat with the taller antenna across the band vs 1.2 midband and...

Sweet, I had seen that one a while back but somehow never bought it, supposedly handles 500W, we'll see in a few days! Thanks

Yeah, I think RG8x is a better choice, RG9 will be too wide and RG-59 is for a dual antenna setup I think since it's 75-ohms. Thanks, over the weekend I'll go back to the parking lot 8 miles away from base and conduct the same test with my Wilson 1000 and see if there is any improvement. I...