This was not my first CB antenna (also you should see my review of my Midland radio--I explain tuning the radio/antenna). Before I bought this antenna I read all the reviews and they were top notch, but the "Little Wil" did not "look" like a CB radio antenna I was used to seeing. I thought it should have that coil in the middle of the antenna to get some good signal--what a mistake that was!! I could not do squat with that other antenna, so I broke down and bought the "Little Wil" and once I tuned it to my... more info
Excellent Antenna:
This is an excellent little antenna. It gives great receptoin for my CB with weather alert, and the feedline is just long enough for the mount to go n the trunk, and reach all the way to the radio in the front seat of the car.
Fantastic little antenna:
Well I got this antenna for my sedan (an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera) because a W1000 or 500 would be way too big, this thing installed in 20 mins, and it was a breeze. It holds firm over 100mph on the highway with 15mph gust winds (yes that old car can go that fast). No one has stolen it yet and I've parked in some questionable neighborhoods. The cable was just long enough to reach the radio (under dash on passenger side) and had about 6 inches of slack. As for the technical details, I have not tuned it... more info
SWR issues - defective replacements- customer care = poor:
SWR on this was not really good above 2.1, I tried to find bigger whip and ended up in replacing the whole antenna because that was suggested by Barjan LLC distributor. The second shipment from Wilson had defective cracked unit and ended up in replacing that too. In this process I spend almost double the cost of antenna. Wilson Little Wil cost me $68. During my hassle I found K-40 Antenna from local CB shop, I purchased that too and amazed by its performance. SWR was flat across all 40 channels, out of the... more info
