I give up....

I have been battling to have a working radio now for weeks....i have no idea what to do next. Here is the quick and dirty....

2012 Prostar Midroof
Galaxy DX959
New high quality 18' coax
New mount, sanded mirror strut prior to bolt-on
Wilson 2000, 4 ft
SWR is .2 on Ch1 and .3 on Ch40
Antennae and radio are grounded to the chassis

Symptoms: range of transmission AND reception is about 1/5 of a mile....at best. Squelch seems normal.

Also, I have checked grounds in different locations, swapped antennas, swapped coax, swapped the mount, and tried a Cobra 29. Each radio was checked with different mics. All swaps were done one at time, to ensure troubleshooting accuracy. Its also not a "switchology" issue....I triple checked all positions on both radios and inline fuse has been checked and intact each time.

The results are the same, no matter what I do. What am I missing???

 

Its hooked up to the hotwire available from the stock setup....when i transmit, the needle flies just into the red zone....i do have some noise from the engine tho....

 

ok....will try....thanks

 

I tried a Firestik.....that didnt help.....i top loaders are supposedly better, but. i am a huge fan of the Wilsons. Do i need to run the same gauge wire to connect to my radio harness? I would imagine that a shift in gauge would produce "dirty" power....correct?

 

Thanks! Am gonna run the hot and ground to the battery while i am waiting to offload tomorrow....i will report...