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wilson 1000 shorted
i have a wilson 1000 with its permanant mount on the roof of my pickup, after unscrewing it, taking it off, i find it has 100% conductance between the outer and inner of the (ant.)base-load.(the ant., not the puck), i dont think its supose to be that way, is it? suprised me. this install is only 2 months old.
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Re: wilson 1000 shorted
The load of the antenna is going to show a short because it has shunt, cap, capacitance coil, whatever they want to call it, I would call it a shunt.
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Re: wilson 1000 shorted
thanks MD, interesting to know that, i have seen that on several ant.s and i guess i should have assumed this one was built that way.
and later i got an email back from their rep saying exactly, that it is a shunt feature.
and later i got an email back from their rep saying exactly, that it is a shunt feature.
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Re: wilson 1000 shorted
Most of the more expensive antenna manufacturer's call them shunts, others use other terms. If you are starting to experience some SWR raise it could be getting water/moisture in the load and after a day in the Arizona sun it dries out.
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Re: wilson 1000 shorted
it has 2 weep holes in the base, but i'm not worried MD,,, out here in the Arizona desert, its a dry rain