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Soundmod
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3501
Posts : 9
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Join date : 2020-04-29
QTH or Location : Amesbury, Wiltshire
Equipment Used : President McKinley, Sirio,Firestik, Antron 99
Age : 67
|  Subject: What is your best performing Mobile antenna?  Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:38 am | |
| I used to use a K40 in the 1970’s and have a Sirio 4000 or 5000 in the garage which I haven’t used in years! I’m sure Technology has moved on and I thought I would ask everyone what works best for them...looking forward to replies and reasons why | |
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Matt86
CT Directors
Call Sign : 26ct2767
Posts : 251
Times Thanked : 5
Join date : 2019-06-27
QTH or Location : Swindon
Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9
Age : 38
| | Subject: Re: What is your best performing Mobile antenna? Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:49 am | |
| vote for me will be the sirio 4000,cracking antenna. | |
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GaryWilson
CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Amateur Radio Call Sign 2E0GGQ
Posts : 4488
Times Thanked : 388
Join date : 2019-06-27
QTH or Location : Redcar, North Yorkshire.
Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff!
Age : 60
| | Subject: Re: What is your best performing Mobile antenna? Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:05 am | |
| My weapon of choice is a Wilson 1000. It's a loaded quarter wave big but works well. Top quality but expensive.
73's Gary. | |
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Sgt Bilko
Major contributor
Call Sign : 108 ct 302 - mm0ibe
Posts : 261
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Join date : 2019-07-20
QTH or Location : Prestonpans. East Lothian
Equipment Used : SS9900
Age : 56
| | Subject: Re: What is your best performing Mobile antenna? Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:06 am | |
| I've used a President Texas since they became available in this country and I've put it up against the Sirio's, Tank whip's, Predator 10k and all the other so called great mobile antenna's. All in the same parking spot, same triple mag, always the very lowest of SWR, same power at the same time to the same station 8 miles away and only the Sirio 4k came within touching distance of the Texas. Discontinued now but I think you can still get the from Stateside. They are 7ft tall tho.
Just my Tuppence worth.
Paul. | |
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BigTone
Contributor
Call Sign : G8YMW or 26CT4498
Posts : 92
Times Thanked : 17
Join date : 2019-07-16
QTH or Location : Lincoln and Finningley
Equipment Used : CRT 9900, Icom 705, Kenwood TS570, Icom 910
Age : 69
| | Subject: Re: What is your best performing Mobile antenna? Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:17 pm | |
| Not tried too many but for me it's the Sirio HP4000.
A test I did about 12 years ago on a Ford Mondeo with a bootlip mount.
I found a very marginal station on FM on the Sirio, swapped to a full length 1/4 wave and the signal became scratchier, swapped back and the signal came back.
Not very scientific but it's what I found | |
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Cozzmik
10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26-CT-465/OP-465/FB-012
Posts : 194
Times Thanked : 9
Join date : 2020-04-12
QTH or Location : Kent
Equipment Used : Kenwood ts570dg/Yaesu ft450d/Rm-kl400/Sirio 4000
Age : 54
| | Subject: Re: What is your best performing Mobile antenna? Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:47 pm | |
| My 5 foot firestik has always done me proud,over 30 years old and still cracking out and can handle some power too...
But ontop of my Disco it does get a beating from trees etc.. | |
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Northern Crusader
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Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760
Posts : 536
Times Thanked : 35
Join date : 2019-11-13
QTH or Location : IO94SA
Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike
Age : 54
| | Subject: Re: What is your best performing Mobile antenna? Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:29 pm | |
| - Soundmod wrote:
- I’m sure Technology has moved on
Laws of physics haven't changed. The longer it is the better it'll work no matter what the market bollocks claims the manufacturers make. And no there's no such thing as a 5/8 wave or 7/8 wave mobile antenna no matter what Sirio say. Sirio 5000 for me. 102" tank whips are a bit impractical nowadays. | |
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Soundmod
New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3501
Posts : 9
Times Thanked : 0
Join date : 2020-04-29
QTH or Location : Amesbury, Wiltshire
Equipment Used : President McKinley, Sirio,Firestik, Antron 99
Age : 67
| | Subject: Re: What is your best performing Mobile antenna? Fri May 01, 2020 7:20 pm | |
| Thanks to you all for your thoughts and experience | |
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