Wilson 305-38 300 Watt Little Wil Magnet Mount Antenna, 36" Whip Base Load Antenna AM|FM Ready, Black

I've been using Wilson antennas for years, so, I knew this was going to do a really nice job & it does! I'm glad I went with a proven performer!

Nice appearance, stays on at 80+ mph. Good performance. I've been in CB and ham radio for 60 years and have had all sorts of antennas. For a good quality and good performance mag mount, nice looking antenna, this is as good as it gets. Comes with an allen wrench for the set screw when adjusting SWR.Tip: Don't shorten the coax. It could effect the SWR. Don't coil it up as that makes an RF coil that can also affect SWR. Instead, make large s-curves.

Read below for tuning info.After reading several reviews, I chose the Little Wil and am very happy with it so far (will update if needed). I saw it in a CB shop for $20 more than what I paid for it here on Amazon and the lady that worked there confirmed that it is indeed a very good smaller antenna - very popular for use in cars and small trucks. She said to just trim 1/2 inch off the bottom to 'tune' the antenna for use with CB radios - no need to purchase a SWR Meter (if this is inaccurate please advise with proper procedure). I suppose each radio and situation is a bit different, but she said they sell so many of them that they've just got in the habit of trimming a half inch off the bottom and they work great.Mine is paired with a Cobra CB radio (18WXSTII) and the antenna receives and transmits very very well and also picks up the obligatory weather channels just fine.The coaxial cable on it is unfortunately a bit too short to mount it toward the back and center of the roof on my Accord station wagon, so I mounted it directly in the center of the roof (which I'm told is optimal for tx and rx anyway), and ran the wire through the passenger side rear door and under some trim panels for a clean look inside the car.The low profile metal 'whip' causes a lot less drag than a fiberglass antenna and the magnetic base seems strong enough to hold under very windy conditions. I've cruised at 80mph on the Interstate with no troubles. We'll have to see how it does on a smaller highway when passing a semi and trailer with strong crosswind. I expect it'll stay rock solid (will update if needed).

I've only had this a week, but it seems to get out well. A trucker asked me tonight if I was a base station. I have not tuned the SWR all the way, but it's stable on channel 19. I think I'll have to cut some off to balance channel 1 against 40 as there is substantial difference. This initially was a compromise, as I was going from a broken stick setup. Fiberglass sticks are typically a bit better. I can say that the magnet mount is strong, and there is a nice amount of RG-58 coax. I'm running AM on it, so I can't comment on SSB. The base seems strong and I like the one piece molded section. I might one day keep it for a vacation antenna and put a 102 inch whip on my truck if I get an SSB rig. It read -2 dB on an analyzer with the whip all the way in. This was on a Dodge Dakota on the rear part of the cab. Anyway, I'll update this when I get the whip cut down and see how well it matches SWR.

Works great right out of the package, I didn't have to tune it at all. I paired it with a President Walker III and talked to a guy in California from the middle of Kansas.

Good antenna.. I would recommend it.

Back when I was just a Technician Class amateur radio operator, my first taste of HF was with a Uniden President HR-2600 10 meter all mode radio. I used this as a base with a 10 meter double bazooka dipole. This produced many great contacts to Hawaii, Alaska, Japan, and South America. Once I upgraded to General, I decided I needed a fancier all band radio and had to sell the HR-2600 and regret it to this day.I stumbled upon an online ad for a similar radio -- Radio Shack HTX-10 10 meter all mode (minus CW) and had plans to eventually run mobile. It is in great shape, and for $70 shipped, the mediocre frequency stability is a non issue.When my sister gave me a $50 dollar Amazon gift card, I immediately started looking for 10 meter mobile antennas. Most of them were either 90+ inches long (not feasible with my amount of driving and locations I park) or cheapo ham-sticks with either little reviews, or low reviews. I then decided that I would check out some CB antennas which can be trimmed. I purchased this because of the favorable reviews and perfect size.A few days ago, I received it and mounted up. Out of the box, it presented a 5:1 or greater SWR across the 10 meter band, so I called my friend up. Armed with an antenna analyzer and a dremel, we got it tuned <2:1 from 28.300 - 28.550 (the main SSB voice portion) and <3:1 from 28.200 to 28.800! The sweet spot of 1.2:1 was right under 28.400 -- perfect! The efficiency on his meter shows that very little is wasted in the loading coil, so I was very pleased!By the time we go done, it was 8:15 and the sun was going down so 10 would be closing soon (if it wasn't already). We took it for a spin in Louisville where there is alot of QRM but still heard many South American TE stations, as well as some strong signals from 3 land. With these two gentlemen in Maryland BARELY above my noise floor, I talked to them and received a 5x5 report mobile with 25 watts. On my way home from work the next day, I talked to a gentleman in New York and got a 5x7 report.I drive 160 miles a day for work and go to St. Louis often, so this setup is sure to keep me happy and busy. The fact that out of the box this antenna showed a 1.2:1 SWR at 27.125 MHz shows you that it is ready for CB, but with some patience and the proper tools, it can be an excellent performer on 10 meters as well.I'm sure I would hear better (and get out better) with a 96"+ whip, but for my budget and needs, this fits the bill perfectly.

All looked good when arrived and I ha e used this brand antenna in the past so I was excited to I stall it. Upon mounting it and plugging it into the back of the cb I noticed the coaxial tip was bend and would t go onto the cb without me rebending the tip to straighten it out. Now let's hope the quality is just as good