need serious antenna help....

[tommyramone55]

Ok, so Im pretty new to this entire cb stuff..

I got a cobra 25wx mounted in my truck....
I need some antenna help...

I have a base for a wilson 1000, however the magnet was removed by someone?? wtf....

and the coax cable has recently been damaged....


should I just jb weld the magnet back on to my base and stick it on the truck?
please need some help....


or should I get a fiberglass antenna??

need some help...

[drdx]

Welcome, stay a while. Well, we'd probably need to see pics of the damage but it sounds like you could salvage it as far as the magnet but you'd want to replace the coax unless the damage is near the end or something. Due to the nature of the coax, you would not want to repair or splice it, as it would not work well. Got any pics?, and tell us about yourself.

-drdx

[Soldierboy]

Buy new

[SmallTruckBigRadio]

The magnet may re-glue decently, but the magnet integrity may be important to SWR's and you want to be sure that the magnet won't come loose or unglue at 70mph!

If you can get that to be a solid repair for cheap, the coax is replaceable. I had one done by a shop for $20.00.

I think a new one is much more $$ than that.

5ft Fiberglass behind the cab would get you away from running the coax across the roof to the Wilson 1000, but the height of the Wilson 1000 will beat out the performance of the fiberglass antenna.


Would a Wilson 2000 or a Predator 10k on a pipe behind the cab be in the cards for you?

[jessejamesdallas]

Scrap it all, and just go buy all New...Not worth all the head-aches to try and salvage a damaged antenna and coax...specially since part of it's missing anyway!

[Irondog]

....guess I'm just a pack-rat. I try to save everything...and if not....those parts might just come in handy one day for SOMETHING.

[tommyramone55]

I know what u mean by trying to salvage and save man.....trust me.

yeah, running a pipe might be an option...
I am just trying to figure out what would be best for my truck.

so whatever yall think would help me be good i would have to say I am ok with.....
Thanks..

btw I am thomas, I am 17, live in south carolina, charleston, drive a gmc sonoma (although should be a yota on 35's)
well thats pretty much it.......

[tommyramone55]

also......

would it be a good idea if I just bought a new magnetic base and coax then screwed the wilson 1000 piece on with a 64" whip?

another possibility is maybe going with the 102" whip, which would of course would look silly coming off my lil sonoma....so maybe not.....but if so mount on maybe a ball mount on the my toolbox.....

[watchdawg]

yeah i would say that a new magnet base with the wilson would be a good go or a 102 on the ball would be good the_junkie on here had a 102 on his s10 for a little bit so it may goofy looking but you cant argue with performance pm him about it

[tommyramone55]

also do you think my radio itself could be part of the problem?

thanks a lot yall