Mobile 2m/440m antenna that fits a SO239 male?

[Brandon1]

I have a Wilson 1000 on my truck right now. It has the SO239 male connector on it now. Is there a 2m/440 mobile antenna that will fit those threads and work with that system? It would be nice to only swap antennas not find a whole new mount.

 

[GLR]

Interesting question. I'm sure what you are after exists and is probably more common than I seem to believe but I've never seen one. Everything I've used in that range is NMO.

edit:

ok yeah what you want is apparently a "PO" style antenna

 

[Brandon1]

I saw PO style antenna on universal radio and it looks like that is basically a 239 mount.

Can anyone verify this?

 

[GLR]

yep

 

[Moleculo]

I have a Comet mobile antenna right now on my jeep that has a PL-259 connector. I have two different ones, actually.

Here's a link to all the dual band comet antennas. Notice that many have PL-259 style connectors:

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[GLR]

hmmm...I've never used anything but NMO of those frequencies

 

[Brandon1]

So I could screw this right in my standard Wilson 1000 connector mount on my truck?

Comet SBB-5 and SBB-5NMO Mobile Antenna

 

[Moleculo]

Looks like it should work to me. If you can screw a coax with a PL-259 onto that Wilson mount then you can screw that antenna on.

 

[W5LZ]

If you already have a 'PO' mount and don't want to put another antenna and mount on your vehicle, just find an antenna that uses that 'PO' mount. Then it would just be removing one antenna, replacing it with the other antenna (and the same with the other end of the feed line and radios).

It's a matter of choice/preference, but I like NMO type mounts. They tend to require less room under the metal than the 'PO' mounts do, and from what I've heard and experienced, they're a bit more sturdy. Lots of variations in that, mainly a matter of just how 'big' an antenna you put on either type mount, they both have limits.
Most manufacturers make antennas that use either mount, so it's just a matter of how you wanna do it.
- 'Doc

 

[74IN]

Larsen make an OK LM.

 

[Happy_Hamer]

I have the SSB-7 and use it on my wilson 1000 magmount, it works just fine. I bought it for the same reason, to have one mount.

Comet SBB-7 and SBB-7NMO Mobile Antenna SBB7

 

[Brandon1]

Cool deal guys, thanks!