What Is The Best Base Antenna Under $135

[BBB]

The Sirio 2016 performs well for me. It has better receive than the Imax it replaced. Good to 3KW intermittent duty and handles Ice, wind and snow well.

 

[Grogan]

Talked around the world on an antron 99 also I max 2000 and a Siro new tornado, Never owned a Maco v-5/8 but I will say I know a person who has one with a missing radial who gets out like you would not beleive so.......
! maco V5/8
2 Siro new Tornado. ( quiet on the receive compaired to fiberglass )
3 Imax 2000 cant go wrong but put a little nolux or dielectric grease between sections
4 Antron 99 the Ground plane kit brought in olny \more noise for me..
5 Beam if you got the cash rotor etc Maco comet etc

 

[Beetle]

Under $135? Hmmm.

I'll say ten dipoles.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Under $135? Hmmm.

I'll say ten dipoles.

LOL Properly phased that would make a GREAT antenna.

 

[space cowboy]

LOL Properly phased that would make a GREAT antenna.

I'll do it!
can you recommend a rotor?

 

[DJboutit]

I got my 142gtl back from the repair shop today time to get another base antenna. I am thinking about getting a Sirio 2012 from H&Y says in stock would it be out of stock??

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I'll do it!
can you recommend a rotor?

Phase and switch them properly and you don't need a rotator. They can be electronically rotated like the old Super scanner antennas.

 

[DJboutit]

I narrowed it down to

Sirio Tornado if the radials are 4ft
Sirio 827
IMax

Which of these 3 are the best??

 

[StrangeBrew]

LOL Properly phased that would make a GREAT antenna.

Unless this is for 11 meters in witch case they must be co-phased.

 

[The DB]

Unless this is for 11 meters in witch case they must be co-phased.

I know several people that run end fire array's on 11 meters...


The DB

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Unless this is for 11 meters in witch case they must be co-phased.

 

[vkrules]

Unless this is for 11 meters in witch case they must be co-phased.

......Dont forget for CB you have to cut the cable in multiplies of 12 ft to get them SWARS right.

 

[jessejamesdallas]

......Dont forget for CB you have to cut the cable in multiplies of 12 ft to get them SWARS right.

I do multiplies of 18'....was hell running 18' jumpers up my 50' tower!

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

......Dont forget for CB you have to cut the cable in multiplies of 12 ft to get them SWARS right.

No no no. It's multiples of 18 feet. You are supposed to completely ignore the velocity of the cable when determining half wave lengths.

Ooops........I just saw Jesse's post.

 

[StrangeBrew]

.... You are supposed to completely ignore the velocity of the cable when determining half wave lengths.

For mobiles you need to take into account the velocity of the cable, but we're talking about base antennas here and on a base station there is no velocity to account for because base stations don't move.