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sirio 827 vs i10k

bob85

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we just got my buddies i10k up in the scorching sun, it replaced a sirio 827 which is the best 5/8wave available in the uk, it is mounted on the same pole position and height about 34 feet to feedpoint as the 827 for a fair test, after a few adjustments to the trombone i got a flat vswr on our band centre, initial tests show the i10k is slightly more than 1/2 s unit better on my meter ( 3db per unit ) at 2 miles and 1 s unit on a uniden s meter at about 10 miles, are we pleased? you bet we are :D
 

bob85 said:
we just got my buddies i10k up in the scorching sun, it replaced a sirio 827 which is the best 5/8wave available in the uk, it is mounted on the same pole position and height about 34 feet to feedpoint as the 827 for a fair test, after a few adjustments to the trombone i got a flat vswr on our band centre, initial tests show the i10k is slightly more than 1/2 s unit better on my meter ( 3db per unit ) at 2 miles and 1 s unit on a uniden s meter at about 10 miles, are we pleased? you bet we are :D

bob85 also wrote:
getting back to signal meters lets go, no cb meter i ever used was even close to been linear reading and most modern hf sets aint worth a toss either

I would obviously hope that these questionable S Unit readings are not being recorded on some "inferior" CB or HF radio meter.
 

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