Inspiration comes standard Stryker SR-A10 CB antenna

Every post you make? The ONLY thing you ever post about is Stryker ####. That’s called advertising.

 

It's 96 inches Long and over 20 years old

 

I've got two. One brand new in the package. One needs to be re-coated, but it works. How many watts can you run through them?

 

No idea

 

That's the problem with fiberglass tall boys, they can't take the hate from trees and bridges.

The 102-inch stainless steel giants just take the lickin' and keep on tickin', although you might have to straighten them out with an attitude adjustment once in a while.

 

Nice sales pitch, Billy Mays.

 

Back from the dead.

 

Idk, I've had several antennas that I could get a perfect match on.

If you're trying to match a transceiver to an antenna, and cant get it matched, its usually something else other than the antenna itself. From what I've seen, its usually operator error.

I was dumb enough to buy a Cobra 200 GTL DX about 12 years ago. Matched it up with a Wilson fiberglass on my Mazda B2000 and talked like crazy.

 

Even though the Stryker had a reflect of one watt (.007%) and the Sirio's was two watts (.013%), they are both so low that discussing the difference is an exercise in hair-splitting.

Even if the match is slightly less, I'd think the Sirio's whip of 79 inches compared with the Stryker's 63 inches would be more of a discussion point relative to performance comparisons.

Both are good antennas, but from the operators' reports I've seen, the extra beef in the sky generally trumps a marginal SWR / resonance match differential.

 

What’s wrong with buying a Cobra 200? Looks like a good radio.