Wilson Roof Mount

[undertaker]

I have a wilson roof mount on my truck. Have had it for several years now I cant get my antenna to tune Bought A NEW 1000 COIL AND STILL WONT TUNE!!! Can the mount go bad it has been on pick up prolly 10 years ... Ant help would be apppricated..

thanks
Bobby

 

[fnkycoldmedina]

coax can go bad
mount could lose ground(check the star washer)
are you trimming the antenna to tune it?

this is a thru roof mount correct?

 

[undertaker]

Yes thru the roof mount and have trimmed stinger it use to tune perfectly..

 

[fnkycoldmedina]

well the newer wilson coils are not the greatest anymore since barjan took over .and barjan has sold out now to another company so its really a crap shoot when you get one .

if you have an ohms meter check the mount for continuity on the center pin and the grounds .as long as there is no shorts on either one i would suspect the coil .

try to find new old stock coils or buy from forum members who know what they got .

if its 10 years old i would pull the headliner(if you got one) and clean up the ground surface .

 

[Charlie Brown]

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[psycho]

I have a wilson roof mount on my truck. Have had it for several years now I cant get my antenna to tune Bought A NEW 1000 COIL AND STILL WONT TUNE!!! Can the mount go bad it has been on pick up prolly 10 years ... Ant help would be apppricated..

thanks
Bobby

I had a Wilson 5000 roof mount on my previous pickup and the center coax wire solder joint become undone. The connection was intermittent and if I didn't have a cross needle meter inline, my amp would have been blown. Flux and solder solved that problem quick.
Wire brush the ground connection on the roof and reinstall nice and tight.
The only problem I ever had with Wilsons other than the one stated are thieves.

 

[undertaker]

swr reads 7.5 on mf259b meter... I have a new roof mount guess I will try that!!

 

[fnkycoldmedina]

swr reads 7.5 on mf259b meter... I have a new roof mount guess I will try that!!

let us know .....

 

[Mudfoot]

swr reads 7.5 on mf259b meter... I have a new roof mount guess I will try that!!

My 1000 roof mount will show high SWR if the coil is screwed down to tightly. It just needs to be snug and not manhandled.

 

[undertaker]

I forgot to mention my new siro 5000 wont even tune on the mount. soo Im thinkin that is what it is!!!{Cry_river}

 

[The Jerk]

I'd be looking at the coax...there really isn't too much to the mount itself.

 

[undertaker]

Guess i will drop the headliner and check it out... i have a new roof mount might as well replace it!

 

[undertaker]

Nothing wrong with mount or coax my mfj may need new batteries swr is flucuating way to much...