Greetings from across the big pond. I ought my 2016 from Trucks CB, spoke with MRk. Very helpful, he advised me to measure off 13 inches on the top vertical, put the antenna up and flat SWR channels 1 through 40. Great DXing. Great vertical antenna!
Hi Jim, yes certainly a great antenna and i go a little wider than the fcc 40 channels and it is very wide banded, thanks for the info sure people will find this useful 👍happy dx!
I have the Sirio 2016 too. Had it up 9 months and in the last week the mounting bracket which the base coil sits on has bent over with gusts of wind which were only up to 50mph. Its 20 feet off the ground and the mast is still nice and straight but the antenna has took the toll. The base of this antenna is heavy and the way it overhangs makes it easy for the wind to bend it over time. It still performs great for now.
Hi Stewart, thanks for sharing not heard of that before in 50mph winds, i have put a video up of mine in stringer winds in storm Clara when it hit and no damage at all. Will be posting my yearly update video on the antenna soon. All i can think is maybe your poles are swaying allowing the bending to occurr not really sure what else could cause that, but glad its still working they perform very well.
@@britishcbradio1055 the the first pole is 2.5inch diameter with 3.25mm gauge thickness and second pole on top is 2 inch diameter 3.25mm gauge and also have a guy wire kit attached so hardly any flex at all. I'm going to loosen the clamps where the two poles are clamped together and face it the other way around. See if the wind can straighten it back out. I always get high winds come from the south west direction. I live in Edinburgh and since having this antenna up in the last nine months the wind has never been forecast more than 55mph. I've also got my own weather station in the garden and it's only clocked up to 50mph gusts. When it gets hit with the sudden gusts that's what's giving it a good beating. On the plus side it hasn't rusted on the bottom yet where the coax attaches. Definitely a great antenna performance wise had many contacts when the skip comes in.
@@StewartDD sounds a good plan! I quite often make contact into scotland so hope to catch you “sirio to sirio” in the future!! Happy new year and all the best 👍
@@britishcbradio1055 Happy New year to you and your family too. When I rotate my antenna with the slight bend it now has it will be pointing south towards your direction so hopefully catch you on skip 😁.
Nice little report. I have only had my Siro 2016 a month now and sits just above the ridge tiles. SWR is similar to yours. The Siro 2016 is certainly in a class of it's own for build quality which reflects on the price, so far so good. It will tune on some of the other ham bands also which is a bonus.
Hi Gman, many thanks and good to hear from a fellow owner. The antenns has performed well over the past year and is still doing so, your right on the build quality it seems pretty good, happy dx’ing! 👍
Looks great. Been looking for a Good antenne after having some bad ones. Can I ask Did you use tape (self fusing tape) to seal the joints of the sections? Have the Sirio GPV with plastic " weather proof " sleeves. But they dont keep rain or moisture out. I want to know if this Sirio 2016 needs the tape. I really want to purchase this antenna. Not another failure. Of bad recieving. And the Sirio 2016 seems to tick all the boxes.
@@britishcbradio1055 I am thinking about getting one of those antennas. I am running a Solarcon A99 right now. It does Good but I want to try the 5/8 wave antenna that is aluminum and not fiberglass. I don't have anything metal near the area I would use it so I think i would be good to go.
Haha, i started with that but could never get it to swr in, so ended up on one corner of the water tank in the loft which also had a hole and the dv fitted perfectly, for all i know the dv base is still fitted to that tank if its never been changed!! 👍
Hi Thomas, I dont know much about the 827 i’m afraid as never owned one so cant comment. Mine has more radials than the 827 that i do know and i know some early 827’s suffered coil failures so maybe thats why they fitted the breathable cover round the 2016 coil but not 100% on that. People seem to get out on the 827 i hear so sounds like you have a good aerial there, all the best and good dx! 👍
@@britishcbradio1055 well thanks that was the antenna recommended to me and I did not know anything about this Santana or I have not even heard anything about the Santana for a purse that so my mother screwed up and went out of recommendation but I own it now so I have to live with it and I need to get it up in the air
@@thomaswarmouth2551 it will work well, a lot of people use the 827 and have said how well it works. Even if you cant immediately get it high up , fix it up and use it, it will work well.
@@britishcbradio1055 thanks I was watching the video for a contact you on your antenna could not figure out the difference why mine didn't have glass around the oils and years did around the copper coil that is that's one thing I'm trying to figure out if it's good or bad
@@thomaswarmouth2551 a few people have said they have the 827 and are very pleased with it so dont worry about the coil cover, get it up and get dx’ing and enjoy it, you have a good aerial there.👍
Hi 108tm711, unfortunately that is the only place (gap) i can get an aerial to point skywards at, the house has deep eves all the way round preventing access and the chimney was for an aga so I wouldnt trust putting any weight on it. Aerial works well where it is, if you look back its had brazil on 60w and canada on 12w so i may add another pole in future but not doing too bad where it is, good dx 👍
Great antenna I would love 1. The chimney would not carry it. To get it higher u would need mast with a few guy wires. The little bit of rush could be treated with Jennolite and then coated with galvoffoid. Thank you for your review. Would love one
@@marcusd2380 Hi Marcus, thanks for the pointer on the paint etc, not heard of those i will look them up. No option for a mast and guys i am afraid an extra pole maybe but it does well where it is, helps i am on the top of a hill👍
In all fairness , doesn’t look that high , and is shielded, by your house one side , but thanks for the video shane uk 🇬🇧, ps I intend to get one soon , my a99 has been up 14 yrs very high , open , in lots and lots of storms , looking old and weathered like my self
Hi shane, cheers for the comment, the antron was my aerial before the 2016 and they work well. Yes the aerial is low but i dont need the height as right on top of a hill so have a unhindered takeoff👍 all the best , Mark
@@britishcbradio1055 thanks for the reply Mark , love your channel, watch all your vids , and you seem to be handy with the soldering iron and knowledge, I’m planning one day in the next 12 months coming down your way and getting on the 305 net and speaking to you all , including Fred , cheers Shane , ps planning on making a vid on my modest collection of Cb, equipment etc , hard work this video stuff , editing is time consuming, oh and have bought a starduster m400;, to put up for a couple of months while I take down my old a99 , to try and service and repaint , it’s 14 yrs old and looking manky but works perfect , , my next antenna is likely gonna be the 2016 , never had one but helped put up a couple over the last 40 yrs , cheers take care Shane
A wee tip for you, replace the top whip for a lighter alloy rod, the original corona hat section is quite heavy as its steel and it makes the whipping action worse for the radiator , btw storm Erwin destroyed a 4 week old vector 4000 @ 50' I was testing , so much for the new improved vector lol! I'll stick with my 827 ATB.
@ARDX-fh6ks I will keep that in mind if I ever take it down, probably my next aerial plan is to add another pole and sneak it up a bit higher now neighbours used to it. I am on a Jill so that helps a lot as well 👍 the vector is a beast of an antenna shame it got damaged I remember the old sigma 4 and when driving round you can still see remnants of them on roofs!
Hi David, i cant recall exactly and just checked back through the video i did when i put it up and didnt mention it on there either. On the instructions there is a frequency table that tells you what length to set to i believe as i wanted lows, mids and hi’s i set it to 330mm, it also shows on there where to measure the 330 mm from and to. Do u have a copy of the 2 page instruction sheet? If not let me know.
One further thought which you prob doing anyway, set aerial up as it will be put up but at angle resting on say wheelie bin and check swr, that way you can adjust for best setting before putting up so u can get to it easily.
Glad you got away from a99 splatter stick a got one it 20 years old I use it for receive only it uses the ground sheld it your feed line for counter pose n that give it tvi I love 0 5 colossus buil like a tank It stood up to 125 plus mph store A few years back 5kw n no worries Mate 73 n good dx n9prf 2fb2112
Hi Joe The UK changed a while back from analog to digital tv and it was the best thing ever to happen, you can run a linear now and you don’t interefere with the tv etc at all. We can hear your division most afternoons on LSB channels 36-40 (27.405 as ch40). Hope to catch you one day, all the best and good dx.
@@britishcbradio1055 we went to digital here in the USA to but those antenna still splatter if close it front end over load TV n it get on uther radio wave as well I just stay away from them most all the aluminum ones do so much better receive n transmits better The UK has been in my receive a good bit here to I hit a nice chap a few weeks back in my truck I wus feeding my cow's hay I had 6' skipshooter barefoot on my 6666 On ssb Hope work you on the band's
Hi Randy, cant really on the atrength of the 827 as I don’t own one. The 2016 has been up 2 years now in a number of conditions and is still fine so strength wise no complaints from my side. Happy DX!
@@Randy-lf2dp think it depends on a few factors with regard to the antenna as i on top of a hill but mine is not in the wide open but still got a good gust in the last storm, think i did a video and showed it getting hammered. Few guys here also run the imax, performs well by all accounts. Happy dx
@@Randy-lf2dp think it depends on a few factors with regard to the antenna as i on top of a hill but mine is not in the wide open but still got a good gust in the last storm, think i did a video and showed it getting hammered. Few guys here also run the imax, performs well by all accounts. Happy dx
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Greetings from across the big pond. I ought my 2016 from Trucks CB, spoke with MRk. Very helpful, he advised me to measure off 13 inches on the top vertical, put the antenna up and flat SWR channels 1 through 40. Great DXing.
Great vertical antenna!
Hi Jim, yes certainly a great antenna and i go a little wider than the fcc 40 channels and it is very wide banded, thanks for the info sure people will find this useful 👍happy dx!
I have the Sirio 2016 too. Had it up 9 months and in the last week the mounting bracket which the base coil sits on has bent over with gusts of wind which were only up to 50mph. Its 20 feet off the ground and the mast is still nice and straight but the antenna has took the toll. The base of this antenna is heavy and the way it overhangs makes it easy for the wind to bend it over time. It still performs great for now.
Hi Stewart, thanks for sharing not heard of that before in 50mph winds, i have put a video up of mine in stringer winds in storm Clara when it hit and no damage at all. Will be posting my yearly update video on the antenna soon. All i can think is maybe your poles are swaying allowing the bending to occurr not really sure what else could cause that, but glad its still working they perform very well.
@@britishcbradio1055 the the first pole is 2.5inch diameter with 3.25mm gauge thickness and second pole on top is 2 inch diameter 3.25mm gauge and also have a guy wire kit attached so hardly any flex at all. I'm going to loosen the clamps where the two poles are clamped together and face it the other way around. See if the wind can straighten it back out. I always get high winds come from the south west direction. I live in Edinburgh and since having this antenna up in the last nine months the wind has never been forecast more than 55mph. I've also got my own weather station in the garden and it's only clocked up to 50mph gusts. When it gets hit with the sudden gusts that's what's giving it a good beating. On the plus side it hasn't rusted on the bottom yet where the coax attaches. Definitely a great antenna performance wise had many contacts when the skip comes in.
@@StewartDD sounds a good plan! I quite often make contact into scotland so hope to catch you “sirio to sirio” in the future!! Happy new year and all the best 👍
@@britishcbradio1055 Happy New year to you and your family too. When I rotate my antenna with the slight bend it now has it will be pointing south towards your direction so hopefully catch you on skip 😁.
Sirio 827 is solid way stronger than 2016 no comparison
Nice little report. I have only had my Siro 2016 a month now and sits just above the ridge tiles. SWR is similar to yours. The Siro 2016 is certainly in a class of it's own for build quality which reflects on the price, so far so good. It will tune on some of the other ham bands also which is a bonus.
Hi Gman, many thanks and good to hear from a fellow owner. The antenns has performed well over the past year and is still doing so, your right on the build quality it seems pretty good, happy dx’ing! 👍
Looks great. Been looking for a Good antenne after having some bad ones.
Can I ask Did you use tape (self fusing tape) to seal the joints of the sections? Have the Sirio GPV with plastic " weather proof " sleeves. But they dont keep rain or moisture out.
I want to know if this Sirio 2016 needs the tape. I really want to purchase this antenna. Not another failure. Of bad recieving. And the Sirio 2016 seems to tick all the boxes.
Be posting my 3 year review soon but no problems with water and didnt use ant tape.
@@britishcbradio1055 It also looks very well made. Quality.
Will be looking out for your 3 year review 👍🏼
@@Iheartmyson yes be up soon , all the best , Mark.
😎 Thanks 👍👍
Hi Philipp your welcome, many thanks for the comment👍
Grazie per il tuo video
you are very welcome!
How high do the ground plane radials have to be above the roof of the house?
@@jgmopar not sure there is a set height, i used the rules:-they are not near anything metal and high enough not to hit roof, hope that helps.
@@britishcbradio1055 I am thinking about getting one of those antennas. I am running a Solarcon A99 right now. It does Good but I want to try the 5/8 wave antenna that is aluminum and not fiberglass. I don't have anything metal near the area I would use it so I think i would be good to go.
Defiantly works a lot better than a dv27 on a upside down metal biscuit tin!!. I wonder how many people started their cb hobby using that set up??.
Haha, i started with that but could never get it to swr in, so ended up on one corner of the water tank in the loft which also had a hole and the dv fitted perfectly, for all i know the dv base is still fitted to that tank if its never been changed!! 👍
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What is the difference between my sirio 827 and yours except for the glass around windings
Hi Thomas, I dont know much about the 827 i’m afraid as never owned one so cant comment. Mine has more radials than the 827 that i do know and i know some early 827’s suffered coil failures so maybe thats why they fitted the breathable cover round the 2016 coil but not 100% on that. People seem to get out on the 827 i hear so sounds like you have a good aerial there, all the best and good dx! 👍
@@britishcbradio1055 well thanks that was the antenna recommended to me and I did not know anything about this Santana or I have not even heard anything about the Santana for a purse that so my mother screwed up and went out of recommendation but I own it now so I have to live with it and I need to get it up in the air
@@thomaswarmouth2551 it will work well, a lot of people use the 827 and have said how well it works. Even if you cant immediately get it high up , fix it up and use it, it will work well.
@@britishcbradio1055 thanks I was watching the video for a contact you on your antenna could not figure out the difference why mine didn't have glass around the oils and years did around the copper coil that is that's one thing I'm trying to figure out if it's good or bad
@@thomaswarmouth2551 a few people have said they have the 827 and are very pleased with it so dont worry about the coil cover, get it up and get dx’ing and enjoy it, you have a good aerial there.👍
Good
Many thanks Sertac! Happy dx 👍
That antenna would perform better if it was attached to the chimney. Best 73
Hi 108tm711, unfortunately that is the only place (gap) i can get an aerial to point skywards at, the house has deep eves all the way round preventing access and the chimney was for an aga so I wouldnt trust putting any weight on it. Aerial works well where it is, if you look back its had brazil on 60w and canada on 12w so i may add another pole in future but not doing too bad where it is, good dx 👍
Great antenna I would love 1. The chimney would not carry it. To get it higher u would need mast with a few guy wires. The little bit of rush could be treated with Jennolite and then coated with galvoffoid. Thank you for your review. Would love one
@@marcusd2380 Hi Marcus, thanks for the pointer on the paint etc, not heard of those i will look them up. No option for a mast and guys i am afraid an extra pole maybe but it does well where it is, helps i am on the top of a hill👍
In all fairness , doesn’t look that high , and is shielded, by your house one side , but thanks for the video shane uk 🇬🇧, ps I intend to get one soon , my a99 has been up 14 yrs very high , open , in lots and lots of storms , looking old and weathered like my self
Hi shane, cheers for the comment, the antron was my aerial before the 2016 and they work well. Yes the aerial is low but i dont need the height as right on top of a hill so have a unhindered takeoff👍 all the best , Mark
@@britishcbradio1055 thanks for the reply Mark , love your channel, watch all your vids , and you seem to be handy with the soldering iron and knowledge, I’m planning one day in the next 12 months coming down your way and getting on the 305 net and speaking to you all , including Fred , cheers Shane , ps planning on making a vid on my modest collection of Cb, equipment etc , hard work this video stuff , editing is time consuming, oh and have bought a starduster m400;, to put up for a couple of months while I take down my old a99 , to try and service and repaint , it’s 14 yrs old and looking manky but works perfect , , my next antenna is likely gonna be the 2016 , never had one but helped put up a couple over the last 40 yrs , cheers take care Shane
@@shaneweightman thanks fir the kind words, much appreciated. let me know when you down for the 305 and i will get on the rig and give you a shout
A wee tip for you, replace the top whip for a lighter alloy rod, the original corona hat section is quite heavy as its steel and it makes the whipping action worse for the radiator , btw storm Erwin destroyed a 4 week old vector 4000 @ 50' I was testing , so much for the new improved vector lol! I'll stick with my 827 ATB.
@ARDX-fh6ks I will keep that in mind if I ever take it down, probably my next aerial plan is to add another pole and sneak it up a bit higher now neighbours used to it. I am on a Jill so that helps a lot as well 👍 the vector is a beast of an antenna shame it got damaged I remember the old sigma 4 and when driving round you can still see remnants of them on roofs!
Hi what length did you set the top whip to please?
Hi David, i cant recall exactly and just checked back through the video i did when i put it up and didnt mention it on there either. On the instructions there is a frequency table that tells you what length to set to i believe as i wanted lows, mids and hi’s i set it to 330mm, it also shows on there where to measure the 330 mm from and to. Do u have a copy of the 2 page instruction sheet? If not let me know.
@@britishcbradio1055 Many thanks I will start at that length cheers
@@DavidBrown-vb3rj good luck, let me know what swr you end up with 👍
One further thought which you prob doing anyway, set aerial up as it will be put up but at angle resting on say wheelie bin and check swr, that way you can adjust for best setting before putting up so u can get to it easily.
@@britishcbradio1055 Hi ended up with it being set at about 30mm for best swr of 1.4/1.5
Will perform well even at 10ft of the floor thease Twigs .
Hi megagibbster, many thanks for the comment. Yep very pleased with it so far, not too bad after its first year out in the elements.
pet hate SWaar .. S W R ...Standing wave ratio
Or S W R - South West Railways, luckily i am in the east! 😂
Glad you got away from a99 splatter stick a got one it 20 years old
I use it for receive only it uses the ground sheld it your feed line for counter pose n that give it tvi
I love 0 5 colossus buil like a tank
It stood up to 125 plus mph store
A few years back 5kw n no worries
Mate
73 n good dx n9prf 2fb2112
Hi Joe
The UK changed a while back from analog to digital tv and it was the best thing ever to happen, you can run a linear now and you don’t interefere with the tv etc at all. We can hear your division most afternoons on LSB channels 36-40 (27.405 as ch40). Hope to catch you one day, all the best and good dx.
@@britishcbradio1055 we went to digital here in the USA to but those antenna still splatter if close it front end over load TV n it get on uther radio wave as well I just stay away from them most all the aluminum ones do so much better receive n transmits better
The UK has been in my receive a good bit here to I hit a nice chap a few weeks back in my truck I wus feeding my cow's hay I had 6' skipshooter barefoot on my 6666
On ssb
Hope work you on the band's
@@joerowland7350 Hi Joe, thatsca great contact and nice set up. whats your callsign i will keep an ear out for you, my callsign is 26CT2036
@@britishcbradio1055 2fb2112 I'm in Mississippi
@@joerowland7350 i will keep an ear open!!
827 is way stronger
Hi Randy, cant really on the atrength of the 827 as I don’t own one. The 2016 has been up 2 years now in a number of conditions and is still fine so strength wise no complaints from my side. Happy DX!
@@britishcbradio1055 A couple guys over here in the Great Lakes. The 827 was really strong built the 2016. They bend in the high wind.
@@britishcbradio1055 I'm running an imax two thousand antenna right now
@@Randy-lf2dp think it depends on a few factors with regard to the antenna as i on top of a hill but mine is not in the wide open but still got a good gust in the last storm, think i did a video and showed it getting hammered. Few guys here also run the imax, performs well by all accounts. Happy dx
@@Randy-lf2dp think it depends on a few factors with regard to the antenna as i on top of a hill but mine is not in the wide open but still got a good gust in the last storm, think i did a video and showed it getting hammered. Few guys here also run the imax, performs well by all accounts. Happy dx