I do get your point Jazzy.....but I'm convinced it's the better antenna.I guess now it's up to people to take the plunge and judge in their own location . Good look to everybody
i'm merely stating to the best of my knowledge so far,none of the tests on this antenna have been done by replacing the antenna it's competing against directly,which in my opinion is a far more accurate and meaningful measure of comparitive performance.
I'm in no way knocking your results dave, if anything they have made me even more curious about the gainmaster, especially with what shockwave is also saying.
But having witnessed even bigger rx/tx gains simply by moving the vehicle 2-3 feet on an aprox 60 mile contact over rough terrain it made me accutely aware of just how much geographical path and possibly also altitude of the antenna can effect signal strength massively. you get exactly the same effect from a mobile station moving away or towards you with massive climbs and dips in the signal. i'm sure most people have witnessed that effect, so a difference of 50 feet by comparison is huge and could have all types of effect on signal strengths.
like you say it's up to others to decide whether to invest in it or not, i personally think if it does beat others then the price ain't too bad, but if it doesn't then its maybe too high. if as shockwave says its good in the rfi department (which i expect it would be due to its design) then thats another bonus.
as bob 85 says, i'm surprised sirio didn't choose high quality rg213/u or similar coax for the choke. but then if they did it would have reduced the overall length of the antenna too, as its velocity factor is less than foam dielectric type coax.
being a frugal ( read tight arsed) glaswegian it takes a lot to convince me to splash cash, especially under this newly inflicted conservative/lib dem nightmare we now have to live under in the uk.
to those who do buy one early, good luck, i hope it delivers what it promises, because its a long time since anything new in the cb world delivered anything we didn't have before.