Siro 5000 vs Wilson 1000... The results

[northern35s]

Just be wary of my BSometer, I couldn't possibly admit to regularly doing 100MPH on UK roads, and forgetting an antenna was on the roof :blushing: so approved testing facility it is

 

[70cst]

Well....this has turned into an interesting thread

 

[The Mad Scientist]

absoultly. it is nice to converse without everyone at each others throats all the time

 

[Charlie Brown]

Variables include meters. Some are tighter that others depending on who aligned them. what you see and what you hear are two different things. There is a difference in a strong S-2 a weak S-2 and you've all seen it. So if there's a real weak s-2 and a real strong S-2 1/2 what you hear can greatly vary. And so on and so on. What works for one may very well not work for another. I run one of the sirio's pucked on my car and I run one non-pucked on my truck. The area of mass under the antenna does make adifference. I would like to see someone do a test with a suburban. I have a Chevy HHR and from Wilson to Sirio made a lot more the a needle with distance.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

"I would like to see someone do a test with a suburban."


in time, as soon as i finish with my 5000 rebuild, i will do just that.

good post C.B

 

[ajm1571]

I love my p5000! Had it on the roof of a dodge mini van and had a good swr across 10-11m. made many of contacts an really like the fold over aspect.

 

[hayseed]

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown,

Were you in Savannah GA yesterday?

I talked to a "Charlie Brown" in Savannah on the interstate yesterday afternoon from Ft. Smith AR. on LSB 38 for quite a few minutes.

Just wondering.....

 

[Charlie Brown]

Charlie Brown,

Were you in Savannah GA yesterday?

I talked to a "Charlie Brown" in Savannah on the interstate yesterday afternoon from Ft. Smith AR. on LSB 38 for quite a few minutes.

Just wondering.....

Yessiree that was me lol. And conditions weren't the greatest but we held it in there lol. Woooo Hoooo I finally talked to someone on this forum!!

 

[hayseed]

skip

Charlie Brown

Thats the great thing about skip. You sounded like you were less than 3 miles from me. When I heard your handle, I thought there must be a local "imposter"!!
Glad we made contact.

#245 Razorback State on the AR/OK border on my little 2970 & Wilson 5K:bdh:

 

[M0GVZ]

Just be wary of my BSometer, I couldn't possibly admit to regularly doing 100MPH on UK roads, and forgetting an antenna was on the roof :blushing: so approved testing facility it is

I've used one of those as well

 

[AudioShockwav]

Patent Pending.

73
Jeff

 

[PA629]

Getting back on topic, today I put a Sirio P5000 on an existing Wilson 5000 magmount, trunk mounted on a Dodge sedan. Out of the box the Sirio had SWR measurements under 1.2 on ch.1, 20, and 40. Also noted was a major decrease in background noise, even with the engine OFF. I always had a slight amount of noise coming in through the antenna with the Wilson that the NB/ANL wouldn't eliminate. With the Sirio 5000, that noise is gone. I haven't had the opportunity to do any seat of the pants, non-scientific transmit comparisons between the two as yet, but so far I'm pleased with the P5000's performance. My $.02, FWIW.

 

[hayseed]

PA629

Got any updates for us?

 

[PA629]

Got any updates for us?

I haven't had the time to do any swapping back and forth between the Wilson and the Sirio to see if there's any measureable difference in transmitted signal strength. All I can say is that it works, both locally and for DX.

The only new info I can add is that the Wilson 5000 magmount easily holds the Sirio 5000 trunk-mounted at 85+ mph on the Interstate.

 

[The Mad Scientist]

thats good to hear. i am curious how my wilson 5000 rebuild will turn out. i'm going to use a sirio whip on it and tune the load for it to see what the results will be. i wish i had more time tho...