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ok, so the ground strap is not necessary because the metal is attached to the mag which is grounded?
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Welcome to the electromagnetic ground issues

what makes you think its grounded

i can hook my suburban to your magmount and key up
watch what happens
its trying to find a ground or path of less resistance
a magmount is not a true ground

just attach the sheild to the plate and see if it helps
if not then run a ground strap from there to the inside on a trunk lid bolt
shine it up
if that dont work then run a strap from both trunk lid mounts
and go to each side of frame

did you raise the antenna brace up from the magnets
any change
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This is goin on the top of my truck, no trunk lid, if this was goin on a trunk i would have no problem doin that but its on the top of my truck and thats a lot of ground strap just flaping around back there
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then run a ground strap from the plate to the bolts on the inside of the 3rd brake light
make sure the straps go inside
go below the brakelight then go inside
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ok, could i avoid this by using a HEX MOUNT
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The Bull wrote:ok, could i avoid this by using a HEX MOUNT
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North Texas Mudduck wrote:[

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i dont follow, if that dose't work then how would a wilson 1000 be grounded?
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The Bull wrote:
North Texas Mudduck wrote:[

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i dont follow, if that dose't work then how would a wilson 1000 be grounded?
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care to share there jjd

its called electromagnetic ground
not a true ground
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All he has to do, is run the ground braid of the coax to the Tri Mount, and be done with it...Yes..."Electromagnetic Ground".

Two ways to do it... 1, would be to drill a hole in the Tri Mag platform and use a screw and nut to attach the braid, or a self tapping screw....or 2. would be to loosen one of the magnets and run the braid between the magnet and the platform and tighten back down...either way will work.

Then it will ground the same-way his Wilson Magnet Mount works...Electromagnetic Ground...not the best, but it works! :wink:
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OK thanks for the help JJD!
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