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    Just ordered the Sirio 2016. Good move or not?

    the main whip as in the top with the egg beater top??? you gotta tune the antenna with this one using there freq. chart.ive had mine since 2009 and wrote a rerview on copper electronics .it easily covers all of cb band with a perfect swr . and up to 28 mhz with a 1.5 ...not a narrow banded...
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    Smokey and the CB

    here in pa i havent seen any cop cars with a cb antenna for probaly 30 years ..the antennas i see are really short base loaded and guessing nmo mount as theres no visable coax..i know a few yearsago i could find action on the police scanner on about 150mhz and again on about 450 mhz
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    Sirio SD27 Dipole Antenna

    ran my sirio 2016 since 2009 ..read my copper fourm review. it isnt as well built as say a mr.coily, shockwave ,collossual10k..but i believe its every bit as good as other commerical antennas maco,stp500 ..and should mine ever break or fail rest assured ill have another on order asap.
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    A True SWR Mystery

    sounds like ya had mositure or water in ya coax or antenna
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    GALAXY DX48T Big Rig Series

    dis you check to see if the amc has been didabled also? did ya try the vr for modulation ..this is often maxed out even if limiters are all in tact..what about swing mod??
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    Sirio SD27 Dipole Antenna

    let us know how it works out.. maco makes one also called BA1 i believe ..i thought about doing the same
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    best recieving 10 meter radio

    best recieving radios ive ever owned was a ar3500 and ar3300 second best was 2510/2600 lincoln , ,emerior 5010....if you find any of these classics in good working order youll have a great recieving radio ..i rank them right up there with my kenwood 570
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    Re-claim 16 LSB contest Dec 24-31, 2022

    havent heard anythinmg on 16.....but 38 was sure crowded
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    WTB: FRANCIS "AMAZER" ANTENNA

    just get a 7 foot skipshooter and be done
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    Skipshooter Antenna Nail Rust!

    i run a skipshooter on the roof of my suv nail is a lil rusty .but i checked the tune and its fine ..so really i see no reason to worry if nail is rusty ..but they are cheap enough to replace
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    10k which one?

    im gonna say single coil..but more importantly must get the coil above the roof..higher the better .also is it just me or im finding at least on my searches less and less place are carrying 10ks .especially the single coils..im mostly seeing bad to the bone to my understanding is a dual coil...
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    Im done with bird elements, a little too late :(

    i was looking at some at rf martin ...glad i didnt pull the trigger yet
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    Favorite fiberglass antenna?

    my favorite is my 5 foot skipshooter ..also used wilson silverloads which i like equally well..and firesticks which i thought were ok. most times my skipshooter works as good or better than my wilson 5000 magount and wilson 5000 trucker.if ya on a budget and not running alot of power skipshooter...
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    Recommendations on an inexpensive 10/11/12 meter base antenna

    get a sirio m400 ..great little antenna for the money
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    Maco V58 (or similar) - Where to get one?

    i got same antenna ,.had it up since 2009 great antenna..wrote a review on copper electronics.com.where i got mine , they also carry the maco and everything ya want
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    102" whip vs the rest

    should have never cut the 102-108 whip. its a perfect lenth as is..adding a ground wire could help...or could make things worse ..from ya pics you posted id say leave it be
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    Base W-I-D-E Banded 2008

    i got a sirio 2016 and it covers quite a bit aswell
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    President Lincoln 2 mic options??

    generally thats just how i run mine.. plus imho i feel it keeps back noise to a minumin
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    President Lincoln 2 mic options??

    sounds like a good match... but why turn down mic gain on radio.. try leaving mic gain on radio wide open.. then turn up power mic till ya get ya desired level ..half way point ??? maybe
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    Ranger 69 Base Noise changing channels on 11 meters

    sounds like thr radio is drifting during warm up.. just leave the radio on it should stabilize after 30 minunites or so