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hi iv got a hilux surf lots of mountains here in wales 4 dx need 4x4 to get to some of the best dx locations use a sirio hi power 4000 its about 6 1/2 long on centre of roof gets out great but proons a lot of trees. the rig makes me feel safer knowing if no mob phone service we can call for help ...

hi u guys when im homebase i get a lot of noise. about 3 s points this goes late on about 1 am.i know laptops near by are mainly to blame and the flat screen tvs in street.there may be some static. ive tried earthing out rig mast and guy wires made small improvement i use low loss heavy cable as ...

plumb bob wrote:You might want to consider a pre-amp to pull the signals in.

hi plumb bob its a hf rig and with the pre amp on db gain goes up as would be expected but so does the noise so its got to be a better twig

well i got me a new one,, went for the sirio 4000,, got a rig check on both from shaun in peterborough, when i normally give him 5 it went up to 9 so i am very happy with that increase,

whats next ,, i am running out of shopping list,,
hi jason got a sirio high power 4000 to replace my stinger ...

hi come back on after 20 years bit quiter now. im now living in a poor location for getting out mountains all over the place. i go mobil to dx and chat to locals. as 4 homebase its quite.the breakers i chat to are right in the back of the box the strongest only a one the noise of local laptops 3-4 ...