On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 01:59:15 -0800, "Guntier C."
wrote:

I received and old wilson 1000 mag. mount and want to put it on my quad
(4 magnet) mount. I hear that I need a 18 ft. piece of coax for a
counterpoise. Is that true? Any info appreciated.

Thanks,

G.C.


I'll get slammed for posting the correct answer but what else is new.

Manufacturers of Magnetic mount antennas recommend keeping the
original length of coax.( Wilson, K40, RS, Antenna Specialist, ect.).
Why do they do that? The answer is simple. They realize that there
is no such thing as a perfect or exact scenario for an antenna
installation. They know that in a typical installation of their
antenna the coax length will most likely come into play and can
be beneficial. It can be beneficial in that typically the radio will
see a better load with the manufacturers recommended coax length.

It's not that these antennas can't work with any length of coax. It's
just that in most cases you'll get better results with the recommended
length.