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Antenna is def too short. Need to add some length like The DB states looking at your vswr readings, ch1 is 2.4:1, ch20 is 1.9:1, and ch40 is 1.3:1. This means your antenna is too short and needs to be either lengthened or if there is a tunable tip, screw the tip out to add length. This is with the firestick knockoff if it has a wire inside you may have to add a longer spring (6" vs 4"), or find a way to make the antenna taller if there is no adjustment screw at the top. Also the Lil Wil antennas are about as bottom of the barrel as it gets. About like having a clothes hanger up. Been there and done that. They are very narrow banded and best I could ever get one to tune to was vswr readings of 1.3:1-1.4:1 with the whip cut, adjusted and so forth. This was on a work van that had plenty of metal under the antenna. A taller antenna would work better than the current setup, something like a sirio performer 5000 mag mount. Understsnding money being tight, but the antenna is one area you don't want to skimp on. JMHO on that. But at any rate like said, the current antenna is too short and needs to be lengthened. Hope this helps and have a good one.

<blockquote data-quote="222DBFL" data-source="post: 533914" data-attributes="member: 36544"><p>Antenna is def too short.&nbsp; Need to add some length like The DB states looking at your vswr readings, ch1 is 2.4:1, ch20 is 1.9:1, and ch40 is 1.3:1.&nbsp; This means your antenna is too short and needs to be either lengthened or if there is a tunable tip, screw the tip out to add length.&nbsp; This is with the firestick knockoff if it has a wire inside you may have to add a longer spring (6&quot; vs 4&quot;), or find a way to make the antenna taller if there is no adjustment screw at the top.&nbsp; Also the Lil Wil antennas are about as bottom of the barrel as it gets. About like having a clothes hanger up.&nbsp; Been there and done that.&nbsp; They are very narrow banded and best I could ever get one to tune to was vswr readings of 1.3:1-1.4:1 with the whip cut, adjusted and so forth.&nbsp; This was on a work van that had plenty of metal under the antenna.&nbsp; A taller antenna would work better than the current setup, something like a sirio performer 5000 mag mount.&nbsp; Understsnding money being tight, but the antenna is one area you don&#039;t want to skimp on.&nbsp; JMHO on that.&nbsp; But at any rate like said, the current antenna is too short and needs to be lengthened.&nbsp; Hope this helps and have a good one.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="222DBFL, post: 533914, member: 36544"] Antenna is def too short. Need to add some length like The DB states looking at your vswr readings, ch1 is 2.4:1, ch20 is 1.9:1, and ch40 is 1.3:1. This means your antenna is too short and needs to be either lengthened or if there is a tunable tip, screw the tip out to add length. This is with the firestick knockoff if it has a wire inside you may have to add a longer spring (6" vs 4"), or find a way to make the antenna taller if there is no adjustment screw at the top. Also the Lil Wil antennas are about as bottom of the barrel as it gets. About like having a clothes hanger up. Been there and done that. They are very narrow banded and best I could ever get one to tune to was vswr readings of 1.3:1-1.4:1 with the whip cut, adjusted and so forth. This was on a work van that had plenty of metal under the antenna. A taller antenna would work better than the current setup, something like a sirio performer 5000 mag mount. Understsnding money being tight, but the antenna is one area you don't want to skimp on. JMHO on that. But at any rate like said, the current antenna is too short and needs to be lengthened. Hope this helps and have a good one. [/QUOTE]

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