new k40 trucker

[hotrod]

seen this antenna online.uses 8 guage wire where wilson uses 10 guage. dont know if this
makes much difference.just curious if anyone tried one,and there thoughts on it

 

[Riverman]

I was on their website yesterday reading about them and wondering the same thing. Larger wire is one of Wilson's main selling points. Thinking about putting one in my attic on a big sheet of metal.

 

[hotrod]

did you notice too that the k40 plus actually has a larger wire than wilson . not too many enclosed coil antennas can say that. got me curious

 

[fourstringburn]

Other than higher power handling, it's not going to improve performance between the 2 just because it's a heavy gauge wire.

Are you really going to run 7000 watts on a mobile?

Any Wilson, K40, Sirio, etc. antenna that is properly installed and D.C. grounded along with good coax and connectors and tuned up to the band you operate on will work as good as the other. Don't fall for the hype and advertising.

 

[Riverman]

did you notice too that the k40 plus actually has a larger wire than wilson . not too many enclosed coil antennas can say that. got me curious

Yes I did. Sounds like it'd be really good.

 

[Riverman]

Other than higher power handling, it's not going to improve performance between the 2 just because it's a heavy gauge wire.

Are you really going to run 7000 watts on a mobile?

Any Wilson, K40, Sirio, etc. antenna that is properly installed and D.C. grounded along with good coax and connectors and tuned up to the band you operate on will work as good as the other. Don't fall for the hype and advertising.

I know. And any of the three will perform just as poorly as the others when placed on a sheet of metal in my attic which is full of foil ducting, wiring, and my AC/Heating unit.
But it's still fun to read and compare.