sirio mobile ntennas

[hotrod]

the differences would be powerlevels and bandwidth. the turbo is a higher power verson of the performer 5000, and the hp4000 is lower power, but a slightly wider bandwidth..

the whip length of the p 5000 and the turbo is 78.5" and the hp 4000 is slightly longer. don't have one in front of me to give an exact measurement......i never owned a z-180, perhaps someone could chime in on that one. hope this helps

dug out my z180 it measures 76 inches from tip of the whip to bottom of coil.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

i knew it had to be close..

 

[binrat]

why?? my sirio z180 will tune 10 and 11 with 10 meters around a 1.7 .thats without any tuning

Ah, nice to know. I plan to run an amp so I always trying to keep the SWR low as possible.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

that would depend on what you output swr is between the amplifier and antenna. i thought of that too, but with an amplifier the swr ended up being to high for my taste. so i got a replacement whip and tuned it for ten meter.

 

[binrat]

that would depend on what you output swr is between the amplifier and antenna. i thought of that too, but with an amplifier the swr ended up being to high for my taste. so i got a replacement whip and tuned it for ten meter.

I'm just alittle driven for the best match I can get when it comes to mobile antennas. For HF stuff, antenna tuner is GTG.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

good to go , or got to go?

i never was a big fan of antenna tuners in a mobile application.

 

[binrat]

gtg good to go for tuners on hf base.

 

[hotrod]

im not a fan of antenna tuners, unless its a wire antenna. my sirio was at/around
1.7 on 10 meters but i didnt try to balance the match as im not licensed to talk
up there. i just bottomed out the whip and check my match on my mfj259
and its USABLE on ten but some may want it a little lower

 

[hotrod]

how big around is the sirio mag 145? i need a new mount so i can use my sirio
again my wilson gave out on me.but on my van i got the ribs running along
the roof and my wilson mount fit inbetween them with not much room left over
maybe 1/2 inch or less.if the sirio mag is too big i can settle for the wilson
i used it 3 years with my z180

 

[The Mad Scientist]

how big around is the sirio mag 145? i need a new mount so i can use my sirio
again my wilson gave out on me.but on my van i got the ribs running along
the roof and my wilson mount fit inbetween them with not much room left over
maybe 1/2 inch or less.if the sirio mag is too big i can settle for the wilson
i used it 3 years with my z180

the sirio mag is 160mm or nearly 6.5" not sure what kind of vehicle you have, but i have one that has those ribs too and it fits with about 1/4" on either side.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

im not a fan of antenna tuners, unless its a wire antenna. my sirio was at/around
1.7 on 10 meters but i didnt try to balance the match as im not licensed to talk
up there. i just bottomed out the whip and check my match on my mfj259
and its USABLE on ten but some may want it a little lower

it can be adjusted lower, but the whip has to be trimmed to do it.

 

[hotrod]

the sirio mag is 160mm or nearly 6.5" not sure what kind of vehicle you have, but i have one that has those ribs too and it fits with about 1/4" on either side.

i have a dodge caravan . the way the ribs are arranged is neat . cause i can
place a antenna in the center of roof 'inbetwween ' the ribs.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

there you go, fits like a glove...good.