A-99CK 17' Omni-Directional Fiberglass Base Station Antenna and Ground Plane Kit
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Features
- Includes Antenna and Ground Plane Kit
- 17' Antenna in Three Easy to Assemble Sections
- 8.2 DBI Gain
- Broad Bandwidth that Covers Far Above and Below the Traditional CB Channels
- DC Grounded SWR Tuning
Description
Solarcon A-99CK is the highest gain fiberglass antenna on the market, and includes a ground plane kit. This high power antenna handles 2000 watts of power, and is insulated up to 14,500 volts. Can be used for export, commerical and 10 meter ham. And with the heavy duty mounting plate, this base station antenna can withstand greater wind loads. The 1/2 wave antenna with 3.2dBI gain, SWR tuning and broad bandwidth covers far above and below the traditional CB channels
Antenna: Radio
Brand: Solarcon
Color: White
Number of Channels: 40
Impedance: 32 ohm
Maximum Range: 10 meters
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Manufacturer: Solarcon
Number of Packs: 1
Unit Count: 1 Count
AntennaDescription: Radio
Brand: Solarcon
UPC: 792161001001
Manufacturer: Solarcon
Number of Packs: 1
Unit Count: 1 Count
Global Trade Identification Number: 01
Number of Items: 1
Item Weight: 7.8 pounds
Model Number: A-99CK
Mfr Part Number: A-99CK
Warranty Description: 1 year
Number of Channels: 40
Impedance: 32 ohm
Maximum Range: 10 meters
Color: White
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Top Amazon Reviews
I purchased this antenna because of the great reviews. When it came in I assembled it to a mast and held off installing the ground planes until ready to raise the mast. The first thing I noticed was the ground planes would not screw into any of the collar holes. There is a notice in the manual that states "BE CAREFUL! DO NOT STRIP THREADS!" I took this as a warning that the rods might be a little hard to start. Rods absolutely would not start into the holes. Considerable down pressure would not help. Then FINALLY one started but it went in like it was cross threaded. I kept checking alignment all the way in and it just didn't feel right. Screw in process was super tight all the way in. Two others had the same problem but they finally went in all the way. The last one would not start at all. I checked the threading in the hole and it looked kind of warped. Like it was oval more than round. I screwed in a tap and it only went in about 2 threads into the hole and then stopped. It was turning loose then tight just like an oval shaped hole would do. Now I have 3 rods in but can't get the last one to even start to screw into the collar. 3 hours of labor later I gave up. Am now trying to find out how to order a replacement collar because i don't trust the other three rods that are screwed in. Any info on how to get hold of a replacement collar? I can't seem to find Solarcon on the Internet. Searches keep pointing me back to Amazon. The only thing in the manual says to ship the entire antenna back to the factory for repairs. I just want to purchase a replacement collar. Everything else looks great. UPDATE: 02/12/15: I FOUND THE NUMBER FOR SOLARCON. 419-865-5877. SPOKE WITH CHARLIE X218 AND THEY WILL BE SHIPPING ME A REPLACEMENT COLLAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. NO CHARGE! WOW! GREAT PEOPLE TO DO BUSINESS WITH. HAPPY! HAPPY! UPDATE: 02/15/2015: Went ahead and raised the mast and antenna. Talking 1900 miles on CB skip with no problems without the ground plane. Expect to get better distance with the ground planes installed. Only problem is dropping the mast to add the kit but am excited about this antenna. It was 1.5 out of the box on SWR. No problems what-so-ever. Talked to several local SSB stations as well as some a thousand miles away including a gentleman in Australia and they all said my signal was spot on. Love this antenna. Best to all. UPDATE: 02/23/15: Still waiting for the replacement collar "HUB". Unfortunatly there is no tracking number available. Have made several attemptes to contact Charlie at the plant where these are manufactured in Ohio. Unable to get back to Charlie or any return calls after numerous voice mail messages left on his extension. UPDATE: 02/25/15: Spoke again with Charlie today. He has been out sick for several days and apologized for not getting back with me. He gave the "HUB" to Shipping on the 12th to have it sent out. Said it should be here by now. Will advised me to call BETH x208 tomorrow and verify if she actually shipped it out and get a tracking number. He was very nice about everything and I am confident this issue will be resolved very soon. He wants me to call him back when I recieve it to make sure it got through OK. I feel better now. Very nice people to do business with. UPDATE03/05/15: I got the "hub" in today. It still took me over 2 hours to screw the radials into the hub. There is a difference between the steel threads on the radials and the aluminum threads on the hub. One of the radials screwed in by hand without any problem but the other three were exteremely difficult to even start without stripping or cross threading. I finally got the other three screwed in but I had to work them in with quarter turns using a 1/2 inch wrench. Working them in and out for about a third of the way and then they would loosen up and screw in easily. Just a warning. As the instruction book says..."BE CAREFUL NOT TO CROSS THREAD!". The antenna is working flawlessly, now to bring it back down, install the ground plane kit and get it back up and running. Best to all.. "South Texas 114". Update. 03/31/17. Still working Great! Comparable to my friends Antron.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2015 by Compudoc
I had an Antron back when I was a kid around 1996 and sold it, along with all of the rest of my radio stuff, when I moved for college. I used it for the CB back then and that was what got me interested in Amateur Radio. I then got my Ham ticket in 1997 when I was just 15 years old. I purchased this Antron because last year I purchased a CB to once again use as a base station. I already have various HAM radios so, feeling quite nostalgic, I purchased a CB, with SSB this time as I hadn't had the privilege when I was a kid. I already had a 40 foot antenna mast with a dual band J-Pole mounted on it for 2-meter and 70-cm so I got a cheap CB antenna and stuck up there. Well, that antenna was absolute garbage and I finally decided to do a search to see if anyone had one for sale second hand. I was surprised to see it here on Amazon because I had just assumed they didn't make them anymore. What a wonderful turn of events! The Antron is great and never has SWR problems. It also both gets out there and recieves better than any CB antenna I've used. This particular purchase came with a ground plane kit which I never had when I was a kid and from what I can tell it makes this bad boy all that much better. Speaking of which: The ground plane kit gave me absolutely no problems. The mounting ring's threads were free of any imperfections or burrs and the radials were perfect as well. I did take a brass-wire brush after inspecting the threads just to make sure I didn't miss anything with my ever-aging eyes. The radials screwed right into the ring quite smoothly. I can't say enough good things about this antenna and almost 3 decades later I'm still a huge fan.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023 by JB
Assembly was straight forward ( more on that in a moment). Light weight, and easy to mount and raise. My signal reports are similar to my 30yr old Shakespeare Big Stick. I read many bad reviews about assembly problems. The assembly of the main antenna segments went smooth, the threaded studs of the segments were smooth and tapered well, absolutely no issues with the main antenna. The issues I experienced were with the GPK-1 ground plane kit. Having read the other reviews I prepared ahead and my install of the GPK-1 kit went smooth. In my case the thread issues reported about were with the ground plane radials. I tested the collar with other brands 3/8x24 antennas and they all screwed in smooth and easy, so the collar was fine. I tried to install the GPK-1 radials and immediately noticed issues. It is obvious by looking at the threads on the radials they are sub-par, lacking the taper grind at the start of the treading and having all sorts of nicks and cuts along the threads. To fix this before buggering up the collar, I chased the threads with a grade 8 - 3/8x24 nut until it ran the threads smoothly. Leaving the nut on the threads I lightly chamfered the start of the threads. If you are not handy with a grinder, you can use a file or just skip the taper. Having smoothed the threads, I marked each radial with colored vinyl tape, and marked a hole on the collar with a matching square of tape. I installed the radials I tapered easily and smoothly, the radials I chased but did not taper, did start and install but did not feel smooth and needed a wrench but once installed, they were removed and installed easily the second time. Now my radials are matched to the hole they were installed in initially with the colored tape. If you plan ahead and prep the threads ahead of time you will avoid the cross-thread/gall issues experienced by others and your install will go smooth. Materials needed : Grade 5 or better 3/8x24 bolt and nut or tap and die kit. colored electrical tape or colored markers if you plan on removing your radials before mounting the antenna.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016 by Bombero474
This Solarcon A-99CK performs excellently once installed. The SWR is low across the bands and I'm able to talk all over the world when conditions are right. The omni-directional pattern gives me great coverage in all directions, and the range is impressive for what it is. The ground plane kit is a nice inclusion and makes installation straightforward. The fiberglass construction seems durable and should hold up well to weather. At 17 feet, it's a good height for solid performance without being unmanageable. However, I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because the middle section was warped like a banana right out of the box. This wasn't shipping damage—it's clearly a quality control issue during manufacturing. For the price you pay for this antenna, every section should be straight and true. I was able to work with it and get it reasonably straight during installation, and it functions fine, but it's frustrating to receive a product with this kind of defect. Solarcon needs to tighten up their QC process before these leave the factory. Despite the cosmetic/structural issue, the antenna performs great and does its job well. Would still recommend for the performance, just inspect yours carefully when it arrives.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2025 by pdono
FANTASTIC ANTENNA .... but to be fair it is the only one I have ever tried. I bought the ground plane kit with the antenna for an extra $40.... for $40 bucks I wasn't going to risk spending all kinds of time and effort to install my antenna and find out later I needed the ground plane kit and have to redo everything...... today Amazon has it for $229.99.... so it went up $60 bucks in 2 years! ..... back in 2023 when I got my antenna... it was $129 for just the Antenna.. or $169.99 with the ground plane kit from Amazon. I talk to lots of people that love their Antron 99 ( it's actually Solarcon A-99CK 17' Omni-Directional Fiberglass Base Station Antenna and Ground Plane Kit ) ... but most of the people I talk to on-line or on air... don't seem to have the contacts I get daily.... every time someone comes over my house and see's the big antenna standing up above my house they ask what it is.... I usually turn on my Anytone 5555 N II and turn it to 37 LSB and ask if anyone can hear me.... I always seem to get someone from another country... I have impressed a lot of people.. including myself! the last person that was over to my house asked about the antenna sticking up above my house...... I go onto my Anytone 5555 N II and ask for a come back on 37LSB ... a guy from the West Indies came back loud and clear.... LOVE THAT A-99 antenna! my 17 foot antenna is on the top of a 32 or 33 foot pole.... so it's 50 feet to the tip of the antenna... and my house is up on a hill..... I "personally" think the ground plane kits was worth the money.... but again i have never tried it with and without it to actually know.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2025 by Steve G.
Great antenna. I bought it as I wanted both a 10 and an 11-meter antenna. The SWR is less than 1.5 out of the box across the 11-meter band when the two adjustment nuts are set to the center of the threaded bit on the antenna. It is a bit high at 10 meters, running about 2.5 plus with no adjustment. I can't speak to how easy it will or won't be to tune to 28..4, and I may never try it. I might just get an antenna tuner instead and let it do the job, rather than pulling the antenna down and messing with it. A word or two needs to be said about assembly. I was very hesitant to force the antenna sections together, as several reviews mention stripping the threads. However, it is Amazon, and I could always send it back, so when the antenna tip wouldn't thread in, I put it in a vice and applied some torque to it. It did thread in; it may never come out, but it is in. I had the same issue with the ground plane kit; I had to put them in a vice to get them to tighten down.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2025 by Mark Lasater
The last one of these lasted almost 20 years until the fiberglass finally rotted out. I hope this one last as long. Believe me, the ground plane kit is a must it doubles the power of this antenna. One thing I noticed that’s the same as the old one the large lock washer for putting the three sections together is too small so you’ll have to find one of those that fits. The rest of everything fits fantastic. Just remember putting the ground plane kit together you’re screwing steel into aluminum which takes extra care so you do not cross thread it. Some people say they’re not machine right but their machine perfectly you just have to be careful.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2026 by John H.
Once assembly was completed, installation was easy and the SWR for CB was 1.1 to 1.2 to 1. very pleased with the performance and SWR. The ground plane ring need major attention as well as the radials. They do not screw together without a lot of work. I read the previous reviews and was ready for the issue. This is something quality control needs to fix. I think the antenna is a great one. The ground plane head ache was unnecessary. I gave an overall 5 because it was here on time and the performance was what I was looking for. Ease to assemble was a three. Hopefully someone is reading these reviews and taking action at the factory. Update: SWR's went to 3:1 after a a Medium wind storm. Gusts to 40 MPH. Not happy. Haven't had time to take the antenna down and apart. Have checked two units against a mobile antenna. The mobile works fine. Its not the coax.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019 by David Wayne Turner