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Yes they appear to be exactly the same antenna. I ordered the Thunderbolt Galaxy 5/8 wave and have been using it for about a year now. Its hard to comprehend the performance because I dont have a good comparison on this property. That said, there is a good group of locals here my area of New...

I was one of those in the Chicago area with one. Palatine around 1978-ish.

Hi Riverman Thanks for that link. I have 3 of those type brace mounts as opposed to 2. So there is some additional support with the 3rd brace. That said, 3 feet of a 10 foot mast would be sunk into the 3 braces leaving about 6 to 7 feet above the top brace. So this gets the bottom of the antenna...

It’s been a few years since I had a permanent base set up. Been running a 5/8 stick 12 feet off the ground in my yard for a couple of years since relocating. As soon as we get in Spring here in New Hampshire, I want to get this 5/8 stick up on the roof. The mounts are already in place on the...

Could be correct on the 1,500 watts. Just noticed a typo in my original post. I meant to say, performance in omni was not as good as the Sigma 5/8. The SS is 3 1/2 wave dipoles so in omni its not going to perform as good as good 5/8 wave. Performance in beam mode was about same as the Sigma...

Anyone have any experiance with either of these 5/8 wave fiberglass stick antennas? They have been around for a while in the Europe markets. Its the same antenna marketed under 2 names. They some times appear on eBay here in the states.

I had a Super Scanner back in the 70's. Performance on omni was about same as my Sigma 5/8. Only beam did it match the performance of the Sigma. I took it down and sold it. Then put up a Moonraker 4. I would not waste my time with the SS. Besides, they can only handle about 50watts if I'm not...