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since these antennas are no longer made and finding one for a reasonable price can take a bit of time .... how do the sirio versions compare ? i know they arnt as sturdly made but im not in a terrible weather area . we rarely get winds in excess of 50 MPH and big hurricanes have several days notice to take the antenna down . IF....if im willing to do the extra work to protect it from those weather extremes are the sirio versions likely to last for me ?

the lw150 is 31 feet and the new 4000 with the cage/ball on top is almost 28 feet . im thinking the 31 foot lw-150 is the better version . ill probally have about a maxium 25-27 foot feedpoint . im also thinking about getting a 10 or 12 foot pressure treated 6x6 and planting it about 4 feet in the ground in concrete and making a pivot at the bottom to attach 20 feet of mast to for quick and easy up/down . it could be neat for playing with different wire/homebrew antennas also .

anyhow , what do yall think ?

<blockquote data-quote="BOOTY MONSTER" data-source="post: 156222">since these antennas are no longer made and finding one for a reasonable price can take a bit of time .... how do the sirio versions compare ? i know they arnt as sturdly made but im not in a terrible weather area . we rarely get winds in excess of 50 MPH and big hurricanes have several days notice to take the antenna down . IF....if im willing to do the extra work to protect it from those weather extremes are the sirio versions likely to last for me ?the lw150 is 31 feet and the new 4000 with the cage/ball on top is almost 28 feet . im thinking the 31 foot lw-150 is the better version . ill probally have about a maxium 25-27 foot feedpoint . im also thinking about getting a 10 or 12 foot pressure treated 6x6 and planting it about 4 feet in the ground in concrete and making a pivot at the bottom to attach 20 feet of mast to for quick and easy up/down . it could be neat for playing with different wire/homebrew antennas also . anyhow , what do yall think ?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BOOTY MONSTER, post: 156222"] since these antennas are no longer made and finding one for a reasonable price can take a bit of time .... how do the sirio versions compare ? i know they arnt as sturdly made but im not in a terrible weather area . we rarely get winds in excess of 50 MPH and big hurricanes have several days notice to take the antenna down . IF....if im willing to do the extra work to protect it from those weather extremes are the sirio versions likely to last for me ? the lw150 is 31 feet and the new 4000 with the cage/ball on top is almost 28 feet . im thinking the 31 foot lw-150 is the better version . ill probally have about a maxium 25-27 foot feedpoint . im also thinking about getting a 10 or 12 foot pressure treated 6x6 and planting it about 4 feet in the ground in concrete and making a pivot at the bottom to attach 20 feet of mast to for quick and easy up/down . it could be neat for playing with different wire/homebrew antennas also . anyhow , what do yall think ? [/QUOTE]

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