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wilson 5000 vs 10K
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Hey guys ? IM still waiting on a weight measurement on that 10K ......none of you have a scale to get some numbers there ? ....single coil long or short ? dual coil long or short ? thanks
lol, I'd almost be willing to say that the 10k is lighter than the wilson lil wil, if not, it's pretty damn close. I haven't got an actual weight on it, no scales round here, but when I get to work Tues, and no one has given a weight, I'll give you the weight of my 10k, 9 inch shaft dual coil antenna.
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Sorry I lost track of the thread for awhile. By keeping the grounding as short as possible I was referring to the ground braid in the coax. Ground it to the mount in the shortest length possible. I drilled a hole and attached the braid with eyelet and small bolt and nut.
Sorry I lost track of the thread for awhile. By keeping the grounding as short as possible I was referring to the ground braid in the coax. Ground it to the mount in the shortest length possible. I drilled a hole and attached the braid with eyelet and small bolt and nut.
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FROGMAN27
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10k
i run a 10k i see a big differnce in rex and tx plus i only buy 1 10k and not a wilson 5000 every 6months
i run a 10k i see a big differnce in rex and tx plus i only buy 1 10k and not a wilson 5000 every 6months
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Not trying to be funny or anything but what's the big difference you talking about? If you have to buy a 5000 every six months then your installing it wrong. Had mine almost 5yrs and haven't had a problem. Now I'm not saying the 10k isn't great antenna. If your talking about anything over a 1db or 1.5db in gain then your numbers are magical.
FROGMAN27 said:
Not trying to be funny or anything but what's the big difference you talking about? If you have to buy a 5000 every six months then your installing it wrong. Had mine almost 5yrs and haven't had a problem. Now I'm not saying the 10k isn't great antenna. If your talking about anything over a 1db or 1.5db in gain then your numbers are magical.
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FROGMAN27
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If you dont run a whole lot of power in them they are great . The wilson is a good antenna but they dont handle the power i run . With the 10k i see 2-3 s unit incresse on rx and tx . I also run a 3pil into a 12pil so i like the 10k for the power it handles. Also i have seen the plastic on the wilson crack from heat and everyday abuse (hitting low branches).
It's kool DCOWBOYS i know your not being funny your just keeping it real..
If you dont run a whole lot of power in them they are great . The wilson is a good antenna but they dont handle the power i run . With the 10k i see 2-3 s unit incresse on rx and tx . I also run a 3pil into a 12pil so i like the 10k for the power it handles. Also i have seen the plastic on the wilson crack from heat and everyday abuse (hitting low branches).
It's kool DCOWBOYS i know your not being funny your just keeping it real..
The best thing Wilson ever made was the Wilson baseball mitt.... 10K will smoke a Wilson hands down..... there is two ways to go, that is world wide or city wide... It's a 10K World 
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I have done the test with the 10k vs. Wilson 2000 trucker. It's been awhile and I really can't remember the numbers. They both tuned pretty close as far as bandwidth with flat reading. I think the 10k was maybe just a few channels wider. The 10K does do much better in the reflect numbers. As I remember the recieve was where I noticed the biggest gain for the 10K. How Much? Don't really remember though I think it was alot more than your 1db gain. Transmit again was more than the 1db gain. How much more who knows. I still have the Wilson 2000, although I don't need to prove anything to myself anymore. You can't beat the 10k. I have pretty much done all the testing I need to do. Nowadays I just run the gear. Hell I don't even run a meter in line anymore. With the 10k and a 2 and 4 pill both biased amps i see no need to. My stuff never gets hot or even overly warm. Even after 1 hour of talking. MFJ259B gets me R50 and X 0 with both my systems. Reflect is next to nothing. Wilson is a good antenna 10k is just better.
I have done the test with the 10k vs. Wilson 2000 trucker. It's been awhile and I really can't remember the numbers. They both tuned pretty close as far as bandwidth with flat reading. I think the 10k was maybe just a few channels wider. The 10K does do much better in the reflect numbers. As I remember the recieve was where I noticed the biggest gain for the 10K. How Much? Don't really remember though I think it was alot more than your 1db gain. Transmit again was more than the 1db gain. How much more who knows. I still have the Wilson 2000, although I don't need to prove anything to myself anymore. You can't beat the 10k. I have pretty much done all the testing I need to do. Nowadays I just run the gear. Hell I don't even run a meter in line anymore. With the 10k and a 2 and 4 pill both biased amps i see no need to. My stuff never gets hot or even overly warm. Even after 1 hour of talking. MFJ259B gets me R50 and X 0 with both my systems. Reflect is next to nothing. Wilson is a good antenna 10k is just better.
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