Should I get the Sirio Boomerang?

Hi fellow CB’ers,

I cannot use a long (5m) base antenna due to living in a listed cottage and conservation area. Easy to get complaints, especially for anything external around the house.

I was therefore planning to use perhaps the Sirio Boomerang, which is a bit more manageable. Any views experience on whether this antenna is okay(ish)?
I welcome any other alternative antenna(s) you might be able to recommend.

Thank you for your comments in advance.

73’s Peter

Used one myself as my first home base aerial in the 80s. It works fine for what it is, a 1/4 wave ground plane. Much the same electrically would be a 1/4 wave "tank whip" which you would set up on a 3/8" mount with wire radials under it - 2 or 3 of a 1/4 wave length.

Hi. Peter.

I agree with Stu. I'm not allowed any Ant's before roofline except
TV/Sat. So I use Tankwhips on portable mast. Also mobile in car.
They work ok for local net's atm. 18mths ago on the Hi. I worked
back from SW.14 to 26Brum/Mcr & 29/68/108divs. on Tankwhips
Make a Vert dipole with them using 2whips or even go Horizontal
for DX. Homemade Ant's are a try & see if it works. Good luck/DX
I use my Tankwhips every Wed's on Homesteaders. 73's Mike.

Thanks Mike and thanks 26CT2817

A T2LT coax dipole on a fiberglass pole can be put up/down very quickly in your garden, they work surprisingly well and being non permanent are not subject to the usual red tape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6LkEvFY3_M

73's Gary.

Thank you Gary and what a great video. I will definitely give that a try.

73s Peter