firestik

[shortstuf2314]

does anyone know if theres any way to mag mount a firestik. thanks :Peace!:

[Phaze91460]

Ugg, I cant believe you said that !

There are several universal mag mounts that you could mount a ........... antenna on. most would set you back enough that you could buy a Wilson 5000 mag mount for the same money.

[Rex_foxhound]

I agree with Phaze.

You would have much better TX and RX with the Wilson than the firestick. It would also probably cost the same. :Peace!:

I don't think that I have ever actually seen a firestick used with a mag mount.

[shortstuf2314]

i was just looking for a mount for my moms vehicle for road trips since she doesnt want a 102" whip on it and thats the only other antenna i got

[Rex_foxhound]

well, if worse comes to worse, radioshack has some cheapo antennas, literally.

[Phaze91460]

Ugg, I cant believe you told him that. Not RAT SHACK antennas ......

[LordDragr]

:06-28iag:

[Rex_foxhound]

i know it's bad.... they do have wilsons though

[Working Cowboy]

doesnt wilson have a small mag mount called a little trucker or little buddy or little something I see those things all the time its only like 18 inches max but it is supposed to do well under standard Federal class clown standard radios.

[Working Cowboy]

I just realized some one on this forum used the words radio shack and they were not refering to there base station in the Garage........ you poor sick sick little man we will pray for you. May the greek gods of huge watts and big radios forgive your trespasses. LOL!

[Rex_foxhound]

lol

[Glorfendill]

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There you have it, 4' Firestik II on a 5" Mag Mount... Now I did cheat a little by adding a think film of Silicone Gasket Adhesive to the base to give it a little extra grip... But I've whacked a Hotel Driveway roof good when I first put it up and had to detour around some construction... Made one hellacious racket but it held tight.

[herbman]

doesnt wilson have a small mag mount called a little trucker or little buddy or little something I see those things all the time its only like 18 inches max but it is supposed to do well under standard Federal class clown standard radios.

you're talking about the Lil' Wil, I have one. 38" whip, total height is like 42" or something... not a bad antenna although can only handle 150-300W. Go for around 29.95

[SmallTruckBigRadio]

shortstuff,

Short answer, yes

Looks like Glorfendill has already done it. See above

Herbman is right about the Wilson lil' Wil.

WorkingCowboy, also mentioned the Wilson lil' Wil. It is the most decent small and short mag-mount antenna I can think of, and it's performance and price should be close to what you are planning with the firestik.

The Wilsons steel whips have a clean appearance because they are so thin.

I compared the Wilson lil' Wil, to the Wilson 1000, and 5000 mag mounts.

The 1000 and 5000 were very close to each other, and both outperformed the lil' Wil by 20%. I use the Wilson 1000 mag mount on the family car for trips. I sold the Wilson 5000, because the Wilson 1000 has a smaller, cleaner looking coil, that doesn't seem to reduce the TX or RX performance.

I tried mag-mounting a fiberglass antenna that was a step or two down from the firestik, and had very poor results.