Wrong...

The Wilson antennas have a dead short to DC in the coil, and they're
SUPPOSED to.. AT RF, the impedance is close to 50 ohms. It's a hard
concept to wrap your head around, but a short at DC in a tapped coil
matching network is perfectly normal. You do NOT need to replace your
coil.

-SSB

David Tilley wrote:
Unscrew your coil from the base and check for continuity. Check the coax
base, then check the coil.I just found out last night that there is a dead
short in the coil on mine. If that's the case you need to replace the coil.
I went through 2 PL-289 ends thinking it was my soldering skills until I
checked it with a multimeter. Let us know what you come up with!