International LT

I know this post is growing old but I have found what I believe to be the ultimate solution to the LT antenna problem.

 

Ready? I wont reveal my exact solution because then you would just jump to that...and each setup is different...but I will gladly help my brother truckers fix this problem by giving you the prototype I used for my testing.

But first the results of this prototype...not only will it smoke the stock behind the sleeper setup...it smoked...and I mean smoked...every dual mirror setup...factory or custom mounted...i habe ever used...i know its crazy right? Trust me...and its cheap too...

after beating my brains out trying to figure some kind of custom mount...in exasperation...i went to the loves...bought the roadpro mag mount put one of my wilson 2k's on it with a 3 inch shaft...

I mounted this directly above my driver side interior visor on the roof of the cab (lt/prostar sleepers do not extend to the windshield) this capacitive grounds the antenna to the cab of the truck...the magnet is one plate of the capacitor...the metal roof the other so your groumd is covered automatically...but the very best part is that now you have at least some metal directly under the antenna...instead of the base of the ant sitting out over the earth...

This setup ran 80mph without failure AND received bone stock FCC legal setups at 20 miles and easily talked 15 on legal power...qnd tunes just fine.

My final is slightly different and is tuned to the specifics of my truck and how it is optioned so start here...and kick some ###...if you want to go further experiment with coil height (whip cutt8ng needed) and the higber the coil or %he thicker and stiffer the whip the bigger the magnet will need to be...just mak3 sure the mag as a 3/8-24 mount.

Enjoy! 73's
Red 5 is back out!

 

Oh yeah my results where in #### conditions and my final setup doubles those range numbers so experiment...bere are 2 tips...the bigger the diameter of the mag the more efficiently it will work...2 the higher the coil...ditto...go experiment and have some fun!

Red 5 on the side

 

Pictures needed.

 

I'll put some up around 3pm. In the meantime...ill post the interior shot

 

Thats from the old prostar but the setup is the same...if itz daylight when I fuel I will do then...and fyi...my trainee is driving lol

 

Nothing like good pictures for one of these installs.

 

Yepper...i will be fueling in qbout an hour annd a half and will post updates on the interior of the LT and the antenna including my updated power hookup...unfortunately this all comes back out every trip........

 

Fyi for power I run jumper cables to the batteries...positive on #1 and neg on #4 with a 40 amp fuse...it power the radio and the heater...is there a way to upload videos or I gotta make a screwtube channel for that...i habe video gates I make when changing/adjusting...in case anyone care lol

 

Welcome to the forum, Red 5!!!

You've found the solution to texting-and-driving: get a trainee!

 

Read backwards a little hes driving lol!