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Hi all, I been around here for a while picking up lots of good info but not posted before so please excuse me if it seems a bit of a silly question. I am going to receive a CB radio later this week (gift from a friend) and was wondering if my Sigma SE-HF-X80 antenna would do the job. I remember from years back I had silver rods and the like but very rusty now. Got a Ham receiver and just waiting for my exam. Thanks for any tips.
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1231 Times Thanked : 72 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Hi. You will almost certainly need an ATU to use that antenna to talk on the CB frequencies. No problem plugging the rig into the antenna to just have a listen though
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rekibrepus New Member
Call Sign : 29-CT-074 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 4 Join date : 2022-02-17 QTH or Location : Castleblayney, Monoghan. Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-767 GX Venom silver rod and Sigma SE-HF-X80 Age : 71
Thanks for that SangueG appreciate it. I had an idea that I would so you have confirmed it.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2557 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: CB and Sigma compatability Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:43 am
I have the brother of that the SE-HF-X360 same thing but in fiberglass.
Have tried it on the 11m band with a tuner and to be totally honest it is ce@p. You would be better cleaning an old silver rod up and try it. The silver rod on the other hand how to explain well i have 2 ham friends that use them on ham bands and a tuner is requires but they do make contacts with them.
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rekibrepus New Member
Call Sign : 29-CT-074 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 4 Join date : 2022-02-17 QTH or Location : Castleblayney, Monoghan. Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-767 GX Venom silver rod and Sigma SE-HF-X80 Age : 71
Subject: Re: CB and Sigma compatability Tue Jul 26, 2022 9:54 am
I am going to get a Silver Rod Alan but thought I would try this one first as its already in situ.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2557 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: CB and Sigma compatability Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:42 am
By all means give it a go then. I never got any contacts on 11m with mine could only just get a m8 5 miles away on ssb with it. No worth buying a tuner to try it but if you have one the give it a go.
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Sharpshooter Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-329 Posts : 485 Times Thanked : 13 Join date : 2022-04-05 QTH or Location : Deeside, Flintshire Equipment Used : A growing list
Subject: Re: CB and Sigma compatability Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:39 am
rekibrepus wrote:
I am going to get a Silver Rod Alan but thought I would try this one first as its already in situ.
The consensus amongst most I speak to on air is "do not buy a modern silver rod as they are carp and bend in the slightest wind". Antron 99 amongst others are better options apparently.
Razz229 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26 CT 2290 & 26 CI 2290 Posts : 784 Times Thanked : 28 Join date : 2019-07-01 QTH or Location : Kent Equipment Used : On 11m a Anytone 6666, Solarcon A99 vertical antenna or a Sirio 4000. On PMR a CRT Space U, a 1/4 wave GPA, homemade mag mount & sometimes a 8 element beam. Age : 56
Subject: Re: CB and Sigma compatability Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:36 am
Sharpshooter wrote:
rekibrepus wrote:
I am going to get a Silver Rod Alan but thought I would try this one first as its already in situ.
The consensus amongst most I speak to on air is "do not buy a modern silver rod as they are carp and bend in the slightest wind". Antron 99 amongst others are better options apparently.
There is house not far from me that has an assortment of antenna's up and I did notice that the Silver rod style antenna did bend in the last lot of high winds and now leans over at a jaunty angle (making the house look like it's fast )
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