Extended shaft for Wilson 2000

I have a custom jig made up for a 3/8 by 24 die to cut threads on - 3/8 inch rod. I can make them any length. Any machine shop can make it for you out of 304 stainless steel.

 

If you show up at my door with a piece of metal I will cut the threads on it for free but I'm not in the business of doing this for a living.

 

If you tell me where you are located I can recommend someone in your area to make it for you but the shipping makes it cost prohibitive to make it worth my time

 

I'm running the short shaft that came with my original Wilson 1000 I bought 27-28 years ago. My radio works perfectly fine. To my question now, what would I gain if a had a longer shaft made for it besides hitting trees and setting off alarms at the scales for height ?

 

It depends on what type of vehicle it is mounted on and how it is mounted to the vehicle and where the coil is in relationship to the top of your roof. Most likely it would perform better with a longer shaft because I doubt the coil is above your roof if it is on a commercial vehicle.

 

You see the antenna in my avatar. Probably high the roof on the cab but not the sleeper.

 

Electrically, for peak efficiency,
NO loading is best.
Followed by Top loading, center loading, base loading.
now, mechanically... It is the opposite!
More efficient = more difficult to deploy. Less efficient = easier to deploy.
Longer shaft increases the efficiency of the antenna, but might be inconvenient to deploy.

 

81 inch stainless steel and copper t-660 antenna by Jerry by rabbiporkchop posted Feb 13, 2012 at 2:56 AM

prime example of efficient but awkward