Fav Antenna

[hank_612]

Base-gainmaster

Mobile-wilson 5k

[silvereagle1]

The only antenna I've ever owned is the k40 so until I come across a better one I'll have to say k40. I notice it wasn't listed in the voting ballet so I didn't vote.

[Pistol_Pete]

Wilson

[222DBFL]

Sirio performer 5000, it blows the k40 away and leaves the wilson in the dust.

[VeeDubTDI]

Gainmaster on the house, Wilson 5000 on one vehicle, and a Wilson 1000 on the other. Will upgrade to the Performer 5000 when one I the Wilsons kicks the bucket.

[dirtyjob]

Will upgrade to the Performer 5000 when one I the Wilsons kicks the bucket.

You have a long wait

[VeeDubTDI]

Will upgrade to the Performer 5000 when one I the Wilsons kicks the bucket.

You have a long wait

I already lost one due to water infiltration in the load. Looked like the plastic had quite a bit of UV damage. We shall see!

[p38]

recommended antenna for a jeep grand cherokee ? will be in the woods after a few suspensions modifications

[North Texas Mudduck]

its still a 10k world

[silvereagle1]

The only antenna I've ever owned is the k40 so until I come across a better one I'll have to say k40. I notice it wasn't listed in the voting ballet so I didn't vote.

1- I came across a better antenna Sirio 5000
2- it's time someone puts it on the voting ballet.

[jonmerritt]

In a mobile application the 102" whip will smoke ANYTHING the others can come up with. All the others only work at a loss of gain. A shortened coil loaded antenna can not out perform a 1/4 wave antenna, it is impossible. If you are told anything else, they are outright lying to you, or have no clue about the lies that spew from there mouths. A single 1/4 wave whip will out perform the shortened cophased antennas of the coil loaded types. Don't believe the hype

[Driver76]

All listed antennas are good but its hard to beat a 102 as far as "bang for your buck". Just my two cents but I'd take a full 1/4 wave over a coil for most apps any day and if you break it you're out $30 average. Again just my two cents. 73's!

[StrykerLiker]

A mobile install that has no height restriction and is not mobile, a 102 whip is great, zing.

[04cobrastang]

10k all the way!!!

[Kikker]

For a magnet mounted antenna, my favorite is a Sirio 5000 Performer.

[jballs]

bought a hustler and totally dominated my monkey made keyed up and got a 26 mile radio check nice

Which hustler is it? Are you still using it? And this was a mobile setup?

[Buzzweiser]

I'm a 102" whip fan myself but can't put it on top my van. I noticed Sirio has a 5000 performer trucker, anyone try one of these yet? Curious about them.

[FB2069]

Hy Gain Big Gun II for base, hands down a kick butt ant. IMHO
5 el homebrew yagi flat side that I no longer have was a close second to the Big Gun II
102" whip for mobile

[1206FL]

The sirio trucker seems to work well. A member on another forum used one with a longer bottom shaft from a wilson antenna and cut some more off top whip. He said it tuned well with analyzer and does a good job. This was on a semi. Not sure how they work on top of a truck like the roof. Might stress the roof a bit too much. But it's not a long shaft I think it's 8". So it might work. The base loaded ones work well with a good hard mount as well.

[1vp001]

mobile favourite antenna? AVANTI 271

[army1975]

I'm trying to find a new antenna for my mobile so I figured this would be a good way to choose. The choices are ones that I might go with but not sure yet.

magnetic base Wilson 5000 is what is hooked up to my Galaxy DX-979. always getting compliments on how good it does along having a 636 Astatic mic.

[Bombero]

Hey...

AM and SSB .. For my mobiles...I prefer a magmount Wilson 1000 and Sirio Turbo 5000.

For the base I have an older model Bandit II (A99 clone) vertical that serves me well, and a homebrewed 10/11M dipole.

Ham radio mobile .. I have a Little Tarheel II

Base .. K4KIO 5 band hexbeam and a SteppIR Small IR vertical.

Bombero

[army1975]

well, as u c, Wilson 5000 has it hands down on fav choice.

[bluemeanie]

Hi
Just love stirring the pot. They are not robust, you cant bash off trees and the like and requires a solid mount but the best mobile antenna I have ever used is the Lightning GR45. I'm a sidebander and a skipshooter. They have a takeoff angle like a beam. Look at the specs. Have talked to some big dogs that rum em.
Once again JMHO.
Blue
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[MDYoungblood]

This topic was started back on Oct 20, 2005 and is still running, got a lot of antenna ideas going here too. It's ashamed that a lot of the old pics aren't working anymore.
Hey blue, I've seen recently that antenna on a locals 2000 GMC Yukon, there is two so I'm guessing they are co-phased antenna.

I made this post on Nov 02, 2012,

I have always liked a 102" whip on the back left corner of my pickup. I had to make a bracket to mount the ball on my 04 Dodge Ram so as not to drill a hole in the fender. That location keeps the coax as far away from the noise source as possible. The height to the tip is 13' 9 1/2"s exactly. I never hit any power lines but have taken down some fluorescent light covers and bulbs at a local gas station. The locals call my truck "Tree Trimmer". The swr's, I got it at 1.1 to 1 on ch 19 sitting still and do go up slightly at 80 mph, 1.6 to 1, (checked this using another person) but not enough to damage a radio. I am looking for a mount that fits inside the stake hole made by (don't think I can say) but the website states they are no longer making them do to prolong illness. This mount makes a cleaner looking installation.
73's

Made that post over 2 years ago and it is still working today.

3's

Greg

To date not much has changed here, still trying to get a base antenna on the roof, got a couple of ground mounted antennas up and working, in the spring will be installing a screwdriver antenna on the pickup.

3's

Greg