Wilson roof mount coax is broken at radio connector end

Measure out your coax in 3ft intervals. Like if you need 7ft use a 9ft length of coax. Also make sure your mirrors are grounded use a external swr meter as well, the internal swr on the galaxy could be off. .

Wilson electronics makes a cb looking GPS antenna you can mount the antenna to camper disconnect the coax with the camper and run an extension coax to the bed of truck for the dis connections.... then plug into your SIRIUS Radio to that extension coax..

ok, you have a high SWR.. this is what you can do.. you're gonna need to check the Radio's coax connection to see if it's loose on the Radio itself.. you're gonna have to open the Radio cover on the speaker side.. now go look at the connections on the pc board itself and see if there is a possible broke connection.. one is pcb ground, and one for the center. also, you might want to get a phillips head screw driver and gently tighten all the screws on the pc board. becareful going in there.. after this said and done, check the antenna connector itself to see if it's loose. if so, then you're gonna have to a pair of pliers to turn the nut on the inside while you use wrench to hold it in place on the outside.. now you're ready to test the radio.. don't put the cover on just yet until you see the results. set up your SWR Meter to the Radio and then set up the dummy load and do a SWR Test. if the reading is good, then the Radio is all set.. now for the Antenna.. you said that it's all new, but regardless you need to test it too.. check both ends of the cable and do a condinuity test.. get a ohm meter that has an audio sound. this will help you.. set the meter to ohms/conditnuity.. then short out the probes to get a ZERO reading/audio sound.. now take one end of the of the cable and put the probes on the connector.. one probe for the outter ground shell and the other probe to the center pin connection. if you see a ZERO reading or an audio sound, that means you have a short in the cable.. another way is to do it end to end.. put one probe on one end of the cable, and the other probe on the other end.. test the ground side first.. if you get a sound or a ZERO reading, that means you may have a short in the cable itself and may requier to remove the connectors.. some cases you might have to replace them.. remember to calibrate your meter when testing let me know how it goes.. I'll continue to help you.. you can contact me on Facebook.. https://www.facebook.com/pages/ANR-Communications-Repair/136358796473669?ref=bookmarks Good Luck..

I have a wilson 5000 on a 4 mag setup.18ft of coax and a 1 to 2 match on all channels. I also have a 29 lx radio .

I have a wilson 5000 mirror mount. I mount it on the drivers side mirror on the upper cross arm that goes to the mirror. It is mounted on this arm with a bracket and a so 239 connector so I can undo it if I have to ,leaving the antenna connected.I can change coax and not have to worry about undoing the antenna. Remember one thing. The antenna has to be checked for SWR.each time you move it to a different spot or to a different truck.

There are several things that can cause you not to be able to get an acceptable SWR.

The first is the most obvious. Poor antenna, or bad coax. Make sure your coax is good. Make sure the antenna is mounted in a good location.

Some things I have seen that cause this problem.

• Wilson Little wil, almost impossible to get under a 1.6 SWR.
• Fiberglass antenna's, a break in the wire near the top of the antenna. Will show the antenna as being too short, and adjusting the top will do nothing. This antenna is no good.
• Common mode current. This is when the RF is traveling back down the outside of the coax, and or causes the coax to act like part of the antenna. SOLUTION. As close to the antenna as you can, take 6 to 8 inches of coax, and coil it into a tight coil, about the diameter of a spray paint can. In fact using a spray can to wrap the coax around works well. Use electrical tape to secure the coil so that it will stay tight and uniform. This will stop common mode.
• missing foil/vinyl membrane on bottom of magmount antenna. This is essential for the antenna to see ground plane.
  
• bad connections on coax connector.
• Cracked isolator on stud mount.
• incorrect procedure for taking SWR reading.
• Poor location of antenna. E.g. antenna's load not above roof of vehicle.
• Incorrect length whip being used.
• corrosion of any part of the antenna system.
  

There are some cheap antenna's out there that you just can't get lower then say a 1.5 or worse, like the wilson little wil. Wilson makes great antenna's. The 500, 1000 and 5000, as well as their silver load antenna's are excellent. I have been able to get them all to at least a 1.1 SWR, and some like the 5000, and silver load fiberglass whip to 1.0 using an analyzer. The Little will is just a poor antenna. Anything under 2.0 SWR is okay of a barefoot radio, although I don't like going over 1.5 my self. A barefoot radio, will do a 2 swr all day. If the radio is stock, and not peaked and tuned, 2 swr is fine and won't hurt the radio.

You should always try to get the lowest SWR that you can in any case. The lower the SWR, the more RF energy is leaving the antenna. As well, receive will improve the closer you get to a perfect match. This is known as being "On Que".

Check everything I have listed that applies. And if nothing fixes it, you may want to try a different antenna. Some antenna's just don't work well on certain vehicles.

You will need a CB radio antenna, The CB radio and mounting hardware as well as the power wire.

Choose a place to mount the radio. Mount it. Run the power wires from the radio to the fuse box. Put red wire in with the fuse that is hooked to switched 12 volt. Ground the black wire to any metal of the vehicle.

Next find a place to mount the antenna. If you use a mag mount, the roof of the cab is a best bet. Run the wire into the vehicle, it can go through the door, just make sure its not going to get pinched.

Hook the coax from the antenna to the radio

Now you have to tune the antenna. this is important because if you don't you you will blow the transmit final transistor out in the radio.

This link will take you to an article that will explain how to tune your antenna.

hi ken, SWR has nothing to do with your power supply, Standing wave ratio, It is the amount of power which is reflected back to the radio when transmitting, If you have a SWR of 10 or over on a wilson 5000 I would imagine you have a short in your feed line[coax].
I would replace the pl259 connector and check the coax for damage.
Paul,.

all vehicles normally have spot at the dome lights. to put cb/ham/commercial antennas. but some ford trucks have a center rib on the roof which sometimes would have to off-center an antenna. on newer trucks. I would use the ham NMO mount that has the 3/8" hole (not3/4") and use a wilson 1000-5000. or tram base load antenna.. depending on power wattage needed. we normally carry the 3/8" mounts they have coax and pl259 connector on them. look us up. lowest prices guaranteed.

get a K-30 antenna ist magnetic if that dont work your speaker in the Cb is broken