skyrider
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Call Sign : 26-CT-4654
Posts : 280
Times Thanked : 2
Join date : 2022-09-25
QTH or Location : Preston, Lancs.
Equipment Used : UNIDEN 100, PRESIDENT MC KINLEY + mag mount , silver rod
Age : 63
 |  Subject: sirio antenna  Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:46 pm | |
| Hi has anyone had any experience of the sirio starduster m400 just been looking at one and it looks fairly solid if thoughts are positive i might get one, thanks-i have since my last post looked at the height of one and they are over sixteen feet plus a pole so it looks like im going back to just a silver rod that i can hide in a tree  | |
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Mitch
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Call Sign : M1TCH
Posts : 64
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Join date : 2020-01-02
QTH or Location : Leicester
Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-857D, Diamond V2000, Major 3000, President Jackson Mk1, Lafayette AFS-1005, K40 mic, KL203, B550P and Sirio GPE 27 ⅝λ.
| | Subject: Re: sirio antenna Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:34 pm | |
| They might be 16ft long but they mount in the middle so only 8ft above the pole. They are basically a dipole so no real gain but they have a good bandwidth. They look the same as my old Skylab aerial I had in the 80's. There's nothing wrong with them but they're not outstanding. Your silver rod may perform better but being hidden in a tree won't help it, and I bet it's longer than 16ft too. | |
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skyrider
Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4654
Posts : 280
Times Thanked : 2
Join date : 2022-09-25
QTH or Location : Preston, Lancs.
Equipment Used : UNIDEN 100, PRESIDENT MC KINLEY + mag mount , silver rod
Age : 63
| | Subject: Re: sirio antenna Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:34 pm | |
| you are probably right there Mitch  | |
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chazwozza
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QTH or Location : England
Equipment Used : Radios
| | Subject: Re: sirio antenna Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:11 am | |
| Had a skylab back in the day and although very light it withstood winds very well.
Really liked it and wouldn't hesitate to use another | |
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Mitch
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Call Sign : M1TCH
Posts : 64
Times Thanked : 8
Join date : 2020-01-02
QTH or Location : Leicester
Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-857D, Diamond V2000, Major 3000, President Jackson Mk1, Lafayette AFS-1005, K40 mic, KL203, B550P and Sirio GPE 27 ⅝λ.
| | Subject: Re: sirio antenna Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:13 pm | |
| I used to have my Skylab on top of a tower block 200 feet up in 82/83, right in the middle of Leicester. People could hear me 100 miles away apparently, unfortunately I had S9 of noise so couldn't hear much more than 30 miles away. Still, can't have everything I suppose. Good wind resistance though for sure, but I did have to turn it round 180 degrees every 6 months or so, the prevaling wind would bend it over time. Olden days eh? We had some fun back then. | |
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