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It was the Thunderpole Boomerang but unfortunately it looks like we've seen the last of them now.

We do have a Sirio equivalent called the Balcony....

http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/sirio-balcony-range.htm


Andy

Thanks Andy.

Whats the major difference between the boomerang and the balcony?

Whats the difference between 27W, 27A and 27-200?

- Gordon

Hi Gordon,

They are pretty much exactly the same antenna.

The difference between the 3 is the length and power handling. The middle of the range (27A) is most similar in size to the Boomerang.

Also the 27-200 can be tuned to do up to 200Mhz, but this wont affect you if you just need it for CB.


Andy

Thanks Andy!

- Gordon

Cool..the boomerang looks like an upside-down Wotpole from the early 80's but with a 45 degree bent over aerial This stuff sure brings back the memories..boo hoo, I feel old!

thougt a boomerang was a piece of wood you could not throw away and a balconey was something you stood on watching tyhe sun go down

but could be wrong
too mutch vino

mate and me had booms made buy sirio looked a bit div to one in pic \ got out ok for smallish ant. got out 20 -30 miles no pobs. dont moant to close to house and will swr in ok. just moved back to peronts hosue have got pem to put 21 ft ant up but got to put it low down .not ideal as higher the beter\ may shorten by makeing coiled wire top bit can get down to 13 ft and put higher up,,, wots it with pers not likeing big ants.the fist thing they say is eye sore

mate and me had sirio boom looked bit div to one in pic , got out ok for smallish ant .got out 20-30 miles no pobs, got 21ft silver rod at min ,pers leting me put up but got to put low down .not ideal as higher the beter.may shorten ant by makeing top half coiled wire.this should get out the same or from wot ive readed better.can bring down to 13 ft .. wots it with pers not likeing big ants, first thing they say is eye sore

ok,,,,, in the second picture i can see it is being held up for the picture,,

but in the first picture it is just floating in the sky,,

what,, no mounting required, just float it to where you want it

pictures seem to have vanished Andy lol but i would think 1 stand of bracket with a 4 ft pole with the boomerang attached to the pole via a U-bolt

Well, after watching Y.T vids, reading forums have realised it's going to ne hard to get the SWR down as I need a metal ground plane. Have tried the side of a computer but still SWR in the red.
So going for a hanging Di- pole aerial.
I have dug out an aluminium pole....which if it can be tied to something in the loft we may try to clamp the boomerang twig so not all hope is lost with that one yet.
I shall get there in the end!! So watch out M4 truckers going by Newport you maybe hearing a 'Lefty'!!

Hi Lefty,

it`s the bottom Antenna to help with your SWR buddy after attaching the Boomerang onto a pole into your loft buddy hope this helps