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K40 whip keeps snapping.

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Fold_Moiler, Aug 17, 2017.

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  1. Aug 18, 2017 #11
    Kenworth 4life

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    Slow that super truck down and the wind resistance won't keep breaking them!
     
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  3. Aug 18, 2017 #12
    Fold_Moiler

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    No way! Iowa is too flat to slow down and I can't run these 800 mile days slow!

    Maybe I'll just get a k40...
     
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  4. Aug 19, 2017 #13
    Meteorgray

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    It must be the rough roads breaking the K30 whips. I've been using a K30 mag mount with a 3-foot whip for a couple of years on my highway sedan. It takes highway speeds and winds without problems. That's why I say the rough roads must be the problem.

    It seems to me trying to fit a thicker whip might put too much pressure on the little K30 base.

    You could try a Wilson Lil Wil, which is the same size as the K30. Maybe it would be sturdier for your application.

    If you can accommodate a taller antenna, the 4-foot Wilson 500 or the 5-foot Wilson 1000 or the K40 you mentioned are all great mag mounts that would provide longer range as well.
     
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  5. Aug 19, 2017 #14
    Fold_Moiler

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    I'm afraid a Lil will would do the same thing since they are very similar.

    I honsestly think it's the rough roads too. It always happens when my head is bouncing off the ceiling then I hear the thing break and hit the roof and it's on the side of the road.

    I'm looking for the sturdiest magnet mount. Something with a thicker whip that won't do so much swaying and wear itself out. Does the k40 have a thicker whip?

    I don't own the truck so I don't want to dedicate an afternoon routing coax through the cab so magnet mount is perfect and I can make the coax look good with minimal time.
     
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  7. Aug 19, 2017 #15
    CW Spook

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  8. Aug 19, 2017 #16
    Fold_Moiler

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    On #### that with a spring would be indestructible. Do you think it would look dumb on the roof instead of mirror? My stock coax doesn't work.
     

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  9. Aug 19, 2017 #17
    CW Spook

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    On your roof would be the much preferred place for it. It should work like gangbusters up there.
     
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  10. Aug 19, 2017 #18
    skellr

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    You are breaking one of these?
     
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  11. Aug 19, 2017 #19
    Fold_Moiler

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    Yeah that's where my k30 is now. I might get a 4' fire stick since my roof is low.
     
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  12. Aug 19, 2017 #20
    Fold_Moiler

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    Yup the whips keep snapping right at the base.
     
    Fold_Moiler, Aug 19, 2017
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