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    sirio Performer 5000 swr problem

    Better but no cigar. Ok the grub screws arrived to add a extra grounding to mag base from antenna.grubs still didn't contact with base metal plate.couldn't part plastic cover from mag base so left it for now. Ok sirio 5000 ,I added tin foil 2layers to mag base to add capacitance. It did have a...
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    Walkie Talkie Antenna improvement

    Used to do a little hilltop with my old eurosonic es200 . had a bnc antenna socket so bought a T bnc adapter and fitted a couple of those longer bnc albreacht antennas are they 21' can't remember. Had to do some kind of solder connection or remove a centre pin from one T joint end can't...
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    Sirio MAG 145 PL mag mount

    Watch how far the solder joint is in relation to the hole in the brass tab. Have one presently that had been soldered too close to the screw hole and had squashed a little of the plastic that holds the brass threaded nut in basement tightened up Whilst it did work on continuity test its not...
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    sirio Performer 5000 swr problem

    Noted some mag base by sirio have more than 1 path via the screws to ground but most dont. With no foil present on my mag I could see the captive brass nuts on base all have thread right through however only 1 on mine has a thread on the steel plate to ground to mag . I had ordered several 4...
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    sirio Performer 5000 swr problem

    Apologies but by decal do you mean the tin foil layer or the round metal block in centre. Whilst it has the metal block in centre of magnet it has no foil present. Thank you. Thank you just googled sirio decal which is the foil layer. No it hasn't and I will ad this tomorrow and retest ...
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    sirio Performer 5000 swr problem

    Bumping a old thread for help please. I have a sirio 5000 on a larger sirio mag base. It came to me used looking almost new.it's the latter 3.5 mm base whip not older 4 mm as I read . Whip has been trimmed a tad to 1785 mm long . Coax length was 13'. I found this post whilst searching for...