Wilson 5000 vs 2000

[Av8r1]

Is there much difference between the Wilson 5000 and the Wilson 2000 performance wise?

Thanks

[EC 174]

I haven't used a 2000 before but I have been doing some testing with the 1000 VS 5000.. The transmit is not much different between them but the 5000 has a better receive..

[rayray1963]

In theroy the 5000 shoud out prefrom the 2000 because it has more surface area to TX/RX. I used a 2000 on my big truck before getting a Predator and had great luck with, The 5000 will be able to handle more watts though.

[fireball894]

To my knowledge both are the same design, only the 5000 has larger gauge windings to handle more power.

[THUMPER]

ITS ALL ABOUT WATTS!

[Maverick]

My buddy had a wilson 1000, and upgraded to the 5000, but with the 5000 he could'nt get the SWR's down so he went back to the 1000. I dunno why he upgraded, he's only running 100watts. If you are running over 1000watts, I highly doubt you'd run it thru a wilson anyway, unless you had to.

[231]

I haven't used a 2000 before but I have been doing some testing with the 1000 VS 5000.. The transmit is not much different between them but the 5000 has a better receive..

I have both the 1k & 2k 10" trucker series. I've not compared to the 5k though...but would guess the above would be the case. And indeed I'd probably get it simply for the bit better ears. I hardly run either of mine though, as my Tiger MB-2 will out RX/TX the Wilson's I have by quite a bit.

[EC 174]

My buddy had a wilson 1000, and upgraded to the 5000, but with the 5000 he could'nt get the SWR's down so he went back to the 1000. I dunno why he upgraded, he's only running 100watts. If you are running over 1000watts, I highly doubt you'd run it thru a wilson anyway, unless you had to.

That seems odd that he couldn't get the SWR's down on the 5000 to at least as good as the 1000 considering they use the same magnet

I was able to get my 5000 down as good if not better than than the 1000..

If the antenna will receive and/or perform better, then it doesn't matter how many watts you're doing, it's a good upgrade.. You can't talk to people you can't hear, so any receive gained is a good thing if you ask me

[SmallTruckBigRadio]

I just checked his new post. I am thinking this may not be a mag mount. If so, that opens up many variables. I have requested that he provide additional mounting info, and vehicle type.