Your guys favorite fiberglass antenna choices

[Nick23]

I have fiberglass Wilson silver load. All of a sudden I couldn't get my swrs down. Must have been from the antenna getting knocked off/ around to much. I like to run something a little less eye catching than my 10-k. What fiberglass antennas have you guys liked using?

 

[TIN_CAN]

How about a fiberglass 102" whip...can beat them

 

[W5LZ]

If you are worried about looks then you have to take the consequences. 'Looks' and performance very seldom ever equal the same thing.
- 'Doc

 

[hotrod]

I have fiberglass Wilson silver load. All of a sudden I couldn't get my swrs down. Must have been from the antenna getting knocked off/ around to much. I like to run something a little less eye catching than my 10-k. What fiberglass antennas have you guys liked using?

over the years ive used just about all of them and the wilson was definately the best.
your issues seem to either be from being knocked around or ground issues especially if
its 3.1.1 or higher on all 40 channels. also they WONT handle the advertised watts
maybe half at best, so could have put too many thru it. dont know what your set up is
though

 

[Nick23]

I have run barefoot for the past 4 years. That can't be it... I had good swrs around 1.3 when I got it. Now I have 1.9/2.1. Its not the mount cause my 10-k works great on it. So I may get another Wilson or try a fire stick.

 

[unit_399]

Francis Amazer (gray) was my favorite. Hard to find now.

 

[The Jerk]

I always like the Wilson Silverload with the matching wire, they always seemed to perform well and match well.

What typically happens with a fiberglass antenna is that the small gauge wire wrapped around the mast breaks at the transition from the metal base to the fiberglass mast because that part flexes quite a bit.

If it just started, and you have no other reason; I would suspect the antenna has failed mechanically.

 

[dave457]

SkipShooter

 

[AudioShockwav]

Francis Amazer (gray) was my favorite.

I agree, the original francis antennas worked very well and were built good.



73
Jeff

 

[triple5usb]

antron mobile i believe these are re made as solorcon tri load or w90?

triple coil wound but thick like a firestik with clear coat wrap and a dv27 style sliding swr tip around 4-4.5 foot long needs a shock spring really but they work very well.

 

[JoeDirt]

Francis Amazer (gray) was my favorite. Hard to find now.

I have 3, 2 are still in the original package

 

[davegrantsr]

SkipShooter

what he said in the 7 foot version

 

[CbRadiosPRONTO]

Firestick and the Wilson silver both work well for fiberglass antennas.


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[medic18d]

I have run barefoot for the past 4 years. That can't be it... I had good swrs around 1.3 when I got it. Now I have 1.9/2.1. Its not the mount cause my 10-k works great on it. So I may get another Wilson or try a fire stick.

try testing your coax.

 

[space cowboy]

my everhardt.