magnet mount vs. roof mount

[Se7en]

i got a new vehicle 05 Chevrolet trailblazer, and i decided to order a mag mount for my Wilson rather then putting a hole in the roof. Question: since it will be a magnet mount would it help to run a strap from the magnet mount to the ground wire of the rear high stop mount light?
if this helps i will be running a radio that puts out 100w max. no amps for the mobiel.

 

[fnkycoldmedina]

no need .i have ran a 8pill thru a 5k mag with no need for any strap.

 

[Se7en]

no need .i have ran a 8pill thru a 5k mag with no need for any strap.

i bet you had some kind of %loss without that extra ground?
if you can run a 8 pill with no strapping necessary i'm sure running a 100w radio will work just fine Thanks

 

[gamegetter]

installs can be different.

what you can do to assure a good ground plane is bond your vehicle really well. Doors, hoods, trunk or hatch, engine, muffler and yes even the entire cab down to the frame.

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

if it ain't broke dont fix it . the only mag mount i used was a lil wil and then i got a 10k and hard mounted it to the roof . of course the 10k herd and talked farther , but i didn't notice any extra noise or static with the mag vs. hard mount .

 

[gamegetter]

that true

post back morse after you get it installed.

 

[Se7en]

if it ain't broke dont fix it . the only mag mount i used was a lil wil and then i got a 10k and hard mounted it to the roof . of course the 10k herd and talked farther , but i didn't notice any extra noise or static with the mag vs. hard mount .

true that. no one said about anythang being broke?
true, got most of the doors engine cab exhaust bonded together just waiting on the mount in the mail:thumbdown:

 

[psycho]

i got a new vehicle 05 Chevrolet trailblazer, and i decided to order a mag mount for my Wilson rather then putting a hole in the roof. Question: since it will be a magnet mount would it help to run a strap from the magnet mount to the ground wire of the rear high stop mount light?
if this helps i will be running a radio that puts out 100w max. no amps for the mobiel.

1) Remove Wilson 5000 from box and read instructions.
2) Install stinger in coil and screw onto magnetic base.
3) Place mount in a location where routing the coax through a door seam is short and non pinching.
4) Adjust swr so 1 and 40 are identical. Sometimes you must cut the stinger to accomplish this. I have had to cut the stinger on every Wilson 5000 I have ever owned.
5) You are done and don't screw with it any more other than removing the coil/stinger when parking in a garage. Don't forget to periodically remove the mount and clean the top of the truck and magnet covering.

 

[Se7en]

1) Remove Wilson 5000 from box and read instructions.
2) Install stinger in coil and screw onto magnetic base.
3) Place mount in a location where routing the coax through a door seam is short and non pinching.
4) Adjust swr so 1 and 40 are identical. Sometimes you must cut the stinger to accomplish this. I have had to cut the stinger on every Wilson 5000 I have ever owned.
5) You are done and don't screw with it any more other than removing the coil/stinger when parking in a garage. Don't forget to periodically remove the mount and clean the top of the truck and magnet covering.

thank you for the step by step istruzione

 

[Whiplash-265]

installs can be different.

what you can do to assure a good ground plane is bond your vehicle really well. Doors, hoods, trunk or hatch, engine, muffler and yes even the entire cab down to the frame.

could someone please explain "bonding"? thanx

originally i had my W5 toward the middle of my roof, but today i was noticing some rub marks from the coax against the paint and decided to move it back a bit to relieve the contact point...i'm now 2" at most from the rear of the cab and my swr varies between a hair over 1:1 to 1.3:1, regardless of power applied, all the way thru the 10 & 11 meter bands

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

here's some info on bonding .

Bonding

i'll suggest doing one at a time to check for ground loops as you go .

 

[Se7en]

here's some info on bonding .

Bonding

i'll suggest doing one at a time to check for ground loops as you go .

can you explain in your own words what exactly a ground loop is and why it is bad?

 

[W5LZ]

Very basically, a ground-loop means there's a source of current flow where it shouldn't be. That current flow can do all sorts of things like produce noise to causing an electrical shock (ever get bitten by a microphone?).
In the case of grounding/bonding things, it can mean that instead of getting rid of some unwanted current flow (noise) you have given it a direct path into your radio. One of those 'too much' thingys being as bad as 'not enough', as in too many grounds and there's a current flow circulating where it shouldn't be.
That's just an example, not a good or complete definition...
- 'Doc

 

[Whiplash-265]

here's some info on bonding .

Bonding

i'll suggest doing one at a time to check for ground loops as you go .

sweet, thanx!!

 

[Se7en]

Very basically, a ground-loop means there's a source of current flow where it shouldn't be. That current flow can do all sorts of things like produce noise to causing an electrical shock (ever get bitten by a microphone?).
In the case of grounding/bonding things, it can mean that instead of getting rid of some unwanted current flow (noise) you have given it a direct path into your radio. One of those 'too much' thingys being as bad as 'not enough', as in too many grounds and there's a current flow circulating where it shouldn't be.
That's just an example, not a good or complete definition...
- 'Doc

thanks doc. a continuity inline with certain places through out the ground spots can check for this current yea? and find "if" there is a ground loop..... so far radio and magmount Wilson working great in the mobile