How to ground

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How to ground

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I have a wilson 1 K and the connectore portion is no good so is left ia a good whip and good base, no mag or anythig. So i am not able to create any ground with this, how would i go about making a ground so i could use this as a base or as a mobile again on a stud?
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i wouldn't use it personally-if the coils are bad inside, you are not gonna have a true 1/4 wave, and you'll never get the thing to tune up
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The coils inside are good the base and whip are fine but the mag mount piece that screws in is no good, but the actually antenna with the base load are in perfect condition.
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It sounds like all you really need is the right 'connector' for the antenna to fit on. some manufacturers use a really proprietary type thingy and you'd have to get one from them. Other manufacturers use a sort of 'tandard' type of whatever connector it is. No idea which you may have, good luck.
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ok, the problem is i dont know how im supposed to ground it.
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They do sell replacement bases. I have replaced my magnet mount several times.
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