Wilson 305-497 Trucker 2000 Series, Tunable, 10in Shaft, 49in Whip, White Coil, 3500 Watt, 26-30MHz, Center Loaded, Mobile CB Antennas

The Wilson 2000 Trucker's higher gain performance is a result of several new design developments that bring you the most powerful CB center loaded antenna available in its price range.

A large portion of the power that goes into a typical loaded CB antenna is lost as heat in the coil and as dielectric heat loss in the plastic inside the coil form. Many CB antennas lose more than 50% of the power put into them. The power is wasted as heat loss and is not radiated as radio waves. Another weak link in other CB antennas is the capacitor used to match the coax to the antenna. This is a cheap and easy way to make the SWR look good, but has lots of power loss, plus blows out when high power is applied to it.

The first priority was to reduce the dielectric loss by removing as much of the plastic inside the coil as possible. This was accomplished by suspending the coil in air, supported only at four small points, 90 degrees apart, in effect removing 95% of the plastic from the inside surface of the coil. This reduced the dielectric loss to a negligible amount.

The second priority was to get rid of the resistive heat loss in the coil. Since most of the RF energy at 27 MHz travels on the surface of the wire, it was decided to increase the surface area by making the diameter of the wire a larger 10 gauge copper. Since silver is a much better conductor than copper, although very expensive, the wire was heavily silver plated. This reduced the resistive loss to a minimum. Any power loss in the coil is practically eliminated in the Wilson 2000 Trucker.

So far you have read about why the Wilson Trucker 2000 performs better, but it is also the most rugged trucker antenna you can buy. It is made with Mobay's Thermoplastic which costs a lot more, but it's the best available.

For the ultimate in Trucker performance and power handling see the Wilson Trucker 5000!

Wilson Antenna - The Name in Over-the-Road Communication.

Features and Specifications:

• Mobile CB Antenna
• Stainless Steel Center Loaded Coil
• 10" Shaft and 49" Stainless Steel Whip
• Rated at 3500 Watts
• Standard 3/8" x 24 Chromed Brass Ferrule
• Larger Coil Housing Allows for Increased Power Handling
• Patented Low Loss, Air Wound Coil Design
• Uses 10-Gauge Silver Plated Wire
• White Coil is Made of High Impact Engineered Thermoplastic
• Frequency Range: 26MHz to 30MHz
• Static Reducing Weather Cap
• UPC 0020126305971
• Color: White
• Sold: Each

FEATURES

• • 3500W
  • 10-ft shaft standard 0.38-Inch x 24 thread
  • Large coil for increased power handling
  • 49-ft SS whip
  • White