Wilson 1000 using Lil Wil 36in whip antenna

[WA9JGB]

I have a GMC Acadia with a Wilson 1000 trunk lip mount mounted on the hood. Works great with a 1.2 SWR. My question is, can I use my Wilson Lil Wil 36 inch whip in my Wilson 1000? Looking for a lower profile alternative. I have a NMO mount with the SO239 adapter on my 1000 with no issues. Any thoughts or ideas? I already know that I'll be losing my talk/receive range going low profile. I mainly just use the CB to listen during my hour long commute each way to work.


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[gewecke]

No, your Swr would likely go up, but you could try it. I would stick with your 1000. 73, n9zas

 

[TheSpaceMann]

If you mostly listen, you may as well just use the Lil' Will antenna!

 

[mmckenna]

I have a GMC Acadia with a Wilson 1000 trunk lip mount mounted on the hood. Works great with a 1.2 SWR. My question is, can I use my Wilson Lil Wil 36 inch whip in my Wilson 1000? Looking for a lower profile alternative. I have a NMO mount with the SO239 adapter on my 1000 with no issues. Any thoughts or ideas? I already know that I'll be losing my talk/receive range going low profile. I mainly just use the CB to listen during my hour long commute each way to work.


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If you've got an NMO mount already, why not just use a Larsen NMO-27?

 

[cmdrwill]

If you've got an NMO mount already, why not just use a Larsen NMO-27?

Way better antenna than any of the "wilson" stuff.

Also Comtelco A1801AH-27 is another top choice.


As for " Looking for a lower profile alternative.", just not going to work out on CB frequencies. Anything shorter than the NOM-27 or the A1801AH27 is going to be really disappointing. Remember 108 inches is a quarter wave at 27 mHz CB.

 

[jonwienke]

The loading coil in the base is wound with a specific whip length in mind. If you use a different length whip, your SWR is going to become unacceptably high.

And "low profile CB antenna" is an oxymoron, at least if you expect it to perform well. If you want it to work, it's got to be big. Physics is physics.

 

[JayMojave]

Hello JGB: Looking at these two antennas I'd say yeah putting on the Lil Wil is worth a try if your only wanting to listen in. It will have less transmitting range. Might give it a try and see how it works for you, they look interchangeable.

When travelling long distances I monitor CB CH19, and 2 meters 146.52 and have my expen$ive Radar/Laser detector on. Doing the speed limit helps, but.....

Good luck, please let us know the shorter antenna works for you.

Jay in the Great Mojave Desert

I have a GMC Acadia with a Wilson 1000 trunk lip mount mounted on the hood. Works great with a 1.2 SWR. My question is, can I use my Wilson Lil Wil 36 inch whip in my Wilson 1000? Looking for a lower profile alternative. I have a NMO mount with the SO239 adapter on my 1000 with no issues. Any thoughts or ideas? I already know that I'll be losing my talk/receive range going low profile. I mainly just use the CB to listen during my hour long commute each way to work.


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[FiveFilter]

I use a 35-inch K30 mag-mount on the trunk of my sedan with good results on highway commutes. The shorties that fit in low garages are OK for several miles both receive and transmit, only not as good as their big, tall brothers.

 

[W4TF]

You can't go wrong with the Larsen.

Another option to look at is the new Lincoln RW MIssissippi antenna. I don't know much about it and can't recommend it per se, but I have a lot of trust in the "President" brand name. I just picked one up and mounted to the roof of my Explorer via NMO mount. It's short, has an inline sprint, and has a nice "twist and fold-over" feature for those tight/low garage spaces. So far it's working well for me (only 2 days...) but i need to use it some more to fully understand it's range and pros/cons. Just something to think about...

 

[Project25_MASTR]

If you've got an NMO mount already, why not just use a Larsen NMO-27?

This...

Hard to beat a company that plays in the Public Safety world.