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    Sirio Turbo 5000 mobile antenna

    i appreciate this info..my wilson mag mount came apart .i went to clean underneath it before winter. and magnet stayed on .. i wanna try something different ..thinking its gonna be 3/8x 24 threads. i tried sirios they work good. just not much better than a wilson imho..i wanna get something...
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    Mobile Which mobile vehicle model here performs the best?

    mount the firestick on the rear pocket stake by the tailgate away from the cab..may help?
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    Any decent UHF mount antennas besides Sirio?

    i seen some on ebay . mag mount and trunk mount . if that helps
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    Sirio Turbo 5000 mobile antenna

    i replaced my wilson with a sirio performer 5000.. theres is a SLIGHT increase on tx/rx.. they do tune a lil better than the wilson. my only complaint is on recieve it picks up alot more electical noise. from electic wires, other cars,ect...its also roughly 5 or 6 inches taller. so ya gonna hit...
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    Mobile Which mobile vehicle model here performs the best?

    i voted suburban..only cause it has the most roof...[largest groundplane] i bet if ya woulded added mini van in there it been really closer to the suburban.just a side note . my mini van install seemed to do a little better than my s10 pu install . same magnet mount on the roof same radio
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    Cobra 19 Ultra III Compact CB Review

    i owned the early cobra 19 plus.it had a plastic case and was black n orange in color. this was in the early to mid 90s. i ran a 4 foot firestick on my truck and i could talk locally really good. 7-10 miles im guessing. .i also had the uniden 5120 in the better half car i didnt like the stock...
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    Mobile Mobile antenna choice

    so i must have missed ya results . thank you for all ya efforts. i too have done mobile antenna tests but been every bit of 20 years ago. . so whats ya favorite every day daily driving antenna based on performance , looks ,ect
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    best recieving 10 meter radio

    thank you sir.. thats what i was wondering
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    So where is everyone getting their coax from these days?

    i use jefa tech same as lmr 400
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    best recieving 10 meter radio

    what i mean by this ..is in the specs colum in new radios they have transmit and recieve. . on the recieve side there 3 or 4 different measurements ,adjacent channel or chennel rejection or bleedover is what im looking at. there measured in db what im wondering is the higher the number the...
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    Wanting opinions on a base antenna!

    collossual 10k or mr coily excaliber base . two of the heaviest duty built antennas ive ever seen. the coily base antenna is gaureeteed for life with proof of purchase
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    Mobile antenna choice help

    alot of good reviews on the stryker antenna and sirio. i cannot comment on the stryker. but the siriio is good and bad. the sirio seems too work slightly better than my wilson it replaced. but in town where it noisy the sirio is very senitive to this and pick up al.ot more noise. FOR ME id much...
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    Does feed line length matter?

    marconi .ive always went with shortest run from point A to point B. jumpers included. 3ft . is this right? i dont know but its worked for me for years.
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    D104M6B some bad reports.

    unfourtanly in 2019 theres not a whole lotta mobile power micsd out there anymore to choose from brand new.. now if ya would,ve went looking for used mic i recommend a astaic 575 or a handheld tuner [cant remember mode numer] but its a plus 2 handheld ..there nice too. or find a d104m6b or c...
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    Labor Day Week-end - LSB 16 revival effort

    wow!! just seeing this. i had a busy weekend till today.. havent anything on 16lsb. last nite here in nw p.a. we had storms so i had everything unplugged...ill keep listening today
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    Sirio 2016 Base Antenna/Review

    ya i didnt like the noisy a99 or imax why i switched
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    Mobile Mobile antenna choice

    imho- id try both being thery mount the same way..i think between these 2 id use the skipshooter..if the skipshooter wont handle the output ya wanting to use then the 10k. i too would like to thank the user who put on here about the higher Q = quieter recieve. cause imo if ya cant hear them ya...
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    75 Amp 12 volt RV power supply

    jetstreame makes a nice 75 amppower supply. .ameritron also makesd same one aswell
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    Sirio 2016 Base Antenna/Review

    i been using a sirio 2016 since 09 . still works good. better than my a99 and imax it replaced.. imho i would think the maco 5/8 may have a slight advantage with the much longer radials. but idk for sure never had the maco