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Tornado bit the dust

RT431

RT431

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Dec 2, 2018
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Well, the Sirio Tornado bit the dust. Not impressed with the quality. In a 30mph wind it snapped at the base. It did perform well up to that point. The trusty Imax 2k will go back up.
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What a piece of junk ! You're not alone........I've heard other report recently of Sirio antennas not holding up well in winds.
Can't believe it only took 30MPH to snap it; my A-99 takes 50 to 70 MPH winds several times a year (I live on a small windy island), and while it whips around like crazy it's always straight as an arrow again when the wind dies down !
 
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BC Coyote said:
What a piece of junk ! You're not alone........I've heard other report recently of Sirio antennas not holding up well in winds.
Can't believe it only took 30MPH to snap it; my A-99 takes 50 to 70 MPH winds several times a year (I live on a small windy island), and while it whips around like crazy it's always straight as an arrow again when the wind dies down !
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I have one of their mobile antennas for about 4 yrs now and works flawless. Their base antennas,although they do perform well, the construction quality just isn't there.
 
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RT431 said:
Well, the Sirio Tornado bit the dust. Not impressed with the quality. In a 30mph wind it snapped at the base. It did perform well up to that point. The trusty Imax 2k will go back up.View attachment 68331View attachment 68332
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Interesting. Been some years now, since Sirio claimed that they had the "NEW" Tornado, that was supposed to address that specific issue. I doubted that it was any better.
 
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30mph is nothing where I live, that antenna wouldn't make it long here either. Surprisingly the one I thought wouldn't survive has and it's a sigma 5/8 silver rod. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't own it. I've lost maco v58, workman 58, tram 1498 and others in panhandle winds.

Like mentioned above, I'd contact sirio for help, that's just not acceptable.
 
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Recently we've had 60 mph winds here and I saw @undertaker s Tornado bending over like it wanted to touch the ground! That antenna was pointing due east. I sure wouldn't hesitate to buy one.
 

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