Ok guys i have a problem. Im running a stryker 655 and a 4 pill fatboy linear with a wilson 5000 antenna. I just bought a sirio 5000 and mounted it on my wilson magnet mount. Swr is 1.4 on channel 1. Swr is 1.5 on channel 40. The problem now is when i use my fatboy linear the swr goes past 3.0 on channel 1 and 40. With my wilson antenna they are 1.5 at the most on any channel. Can anyone tell me whats going on.
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Swr with new antenna?
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The only sure thing I can add is that you can add one more to that 'looker' list.
I have a couple of questions though. Did you tune that Wilson antenna, and have you tuned the Sirio? If that tuning is done correctly then SWR shouldn't change because of the antenna when you increase power.
That's not much specific help is it, sorry. But there are a number of possible reasons for what you are seeing.
- 'Doc
I have a couple of questions though. Did you tune that Wilson antenna, and have you tuned the Sirio? If that tuning is done correctly then SWR shouldn't change because of the antenna when you increase power.
That's not much specific help is it, sorry. But there are a number of possible reasons for what you are seeing.
- 'Doc
On my Sirio Performer PL5000 coupled with my Sirio 145 magmount on my mini SUV, I cut almost 7 cm off of the whip to tune it for the high side of 11 meters going into 10 meters.
Will a Wilson magmount work with a Sirio?
Here's Sirio's magmount I use> CB 27 MHz Accessories, MAG 145 Magnetic Mount
I'm curious too
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P.S. mine tunes to a 1:1 perfect SWR ratio at the desired freqs
Will a Wilson magmount work with a Sirio?
Here's Sirio's magmount I use> CB 27 MHz Accessories, MAG 145 Magnetic Mount
I'm curious too
op:P.S. mine tunes to a 1:1 perfect SWR ratio at the desired freqs
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high swr when high power applied, kinda sounds like a capacitive ground coupling issue. I have seen where a mag mount will not have a good rf ground plane when you apply power. If memory serves me correctly it had something to do with the load on the base of the antenna interacting with with the mag mount, interfering with the capacitive coupling of the rf ground, this was usually only noticed when used with power. Rule of thumb if you run power, run a good antenna system.
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About Magnet Mounts | Wilson Antennas
http://www.k0bg.com/options.html
http://www.k0bg.com/ignition.html See below quote;
"There is one more aspect of bonding that merits mentioning. As stated above, even seasoned amateurs confuse DC and RF grounds with ground planes. As a result, too many amateurs believe a DC ground strap from the mount to a hard point on the body or chassis is a substitute for a ground plane. It is not.
Lastly, a 1/4 wave vertical antenna (loaded or not) is one half of a dipole. When used as a base station antenna, a vertical must have a number of radials under it. These radials act as the missing half of the dipole. In the case of a mobile antenna, the missing half is supplied by the vehicle, and its apparent capacitance to the ground underneath the vehicle. Since ground loss is the single biggest factor with respect to efficiency for any vertical (especially a mobile one), maximizing what ground plane a vehicle represent, is essential. As with the number of radials, the more you have, the better. This is true of bonding as well."
http://www.k0bg.com/options.html
http://www.k0bg.com/ignition.html See below quote;
"There is one more aspect of bonding that merits mentioning. As stated above, even seasoned amateurs confuse DC and RF grounds with ground planes. As a result, too many amateurs believe a DC ground strap from the mount to a hard point on the body or chassis is a substitute for a ground plane. It is not.
Lastly, a 1/4 wave vertical antenna (loaded or not) is one half of a dipole. When used as a base station antenna, a vertical must have a number of radials under it. These radials act as the missing half of the dipole. In the case of a mobile antenna, the missing half is supplied by the vehicle, and its apparent capacitance to the ground underneath the vehicle. Since ground loss is the single biggest factor with respect to efficiency for any vertical (especially a mobile one), maximizing what ground plane a vehicle represent, is essential. As with the number of radials, the more you have, the better. This is true of bonding as well."
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Yeah you're using a magmount so don't have a proper RF ground. The more power you put into it the more it shows up the problem.
That would have nothing to do with his problem. Since the Stryker has variable power he can adjust to whatever drive level he want's. So matching is not needed on a radio with variable power.
If everything is ok when you run all Wilson parts then why screw with it? Just run the 5000 as it was. There must be an issue with the sirio part.
That's what I'm thinking. Either the Sirio is defective or the Sirio/Wilson setup is causing the glitch. Did you examine the mating surfaces of the Wilson to see if it's compatible with the Sirio?
Perhaps the Sirio needs the Sirio mag mount for the proper capacitive coupling thing to happen. Check the coax?
Are you testing it in a open area? My Sirio is sensitive to surrounding objects.
http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/136471-sirio-mobile-ntennas-8.html
Any rust problems?
Well,it is a taller antenna. At what frequency is it tuned for the lowest swr ?
Any rust problems?
Well,it is a taller antenna. At what frequency is it tuned for the lowest swr ?
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