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Review Summary For : Sirio 2016
Reviews: 10MSRP: 130
Description:
Monoband 5/8 groundplane for 26-29MHz
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.sirioantenne.it/prodotti_ant.php?idc=1008171241&idg=1008171169&idp=60
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MM7BVP Rating: 2022-08-20
10/11m Amazing antenna Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've had my sirio 2016 for around three years now .
I live on the West coast of Scotland here in the UK where the winds are not the kindest .

I've had two Sirio gain masters snap on me at my location and wanting to get away from the static riddled fiberglass I decided to go for either the Sirio 827 or the Sirio 2016 .

The Sirio 827 groundplanes were just too long for where the antenna was to be mounted ( hoisted over the neighbors garden , jammed against the bottom brickwork and 'walked up' til it was upright , then walking with it over to a reinforced washing pole and ubolting in three places )

There were too many telephone cables and other obstructions for those long groundplanes to tangle on.

So, the 2016 was chosen , due to its groundplanes being shorter and less chance of tangling or snagging on things on the way up to it's resting place.

OK the antenna itself like the other guys have said is well built , the aluminum used in this antenna is proper.
I use a run of 40ft of messi and paoloni ultraflex 7 which depending on the length I roll it up to moves the tuning of the antenna .

One week I can get 40 meters and 17 meters , I roll the coax in and coil it the next week I can get 30m,6m,4m all of course with the usual 10m,11m,12m . This is some antenna , amazing antenna in fact .

The build quality is decent and Sirio have not held back.
The only let down being the self tappers that go through the plastic sleeves and hold the aluminium sections together .
These tiny self tappers are awful and make the holes in the aluminum bigger each time they are entered .
Two of these screws oxidized also so the second from the top section in just amalgamated together with tape .
This is the only bad thing i can say which is relatively minor.

A lot of the guys have either drilled bolt and nuts through their sections or sawed them and put jubilee/hose clamps around them .
Performance of the antenna :

I easily reach Glasgow city around 35 miles from my current location . The antenna performs well for inter g and further abroad.
I have made contacts in USA , China , Japan , Thailand , Indonesia ,Australia and New Zealand all with the Sirio 2016 .

It is always a surprise when the qso asks what working conditions on 20m and you say a Sirio 2016 CB antenna . 10m is superb VSWR is 1:1:0 -1:5:1 throughout 10 metre band .

For the price you get your moneys worth . I will buy another as a spare .

I highly recommend this


AE1CW Rating: 2019-08-09
It's a multi-band vertical Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I've had this antenna assembled and up for 1 month and am very happy and surprised with it's performance. I can tune all bands from 40M-10M with the TS-590S internal tuner in about 1 second. I've had good signal reports on 40M, 20M and the higher bands. Build quality is good and assembly was straightforward. For those of you who may turn up your noses at the Sirio verticals thinking they're CB antennas, I can vouch for the 2016's performance on the HF bands. I have the antenna mounted on a 10' pole on a chimney mount about 25'-30' above ground level. We live on a windy hill and between the slight flex in the pole and the antenna it has done very well in the wind. I would recommend this for 10M and lower bands as well if you have a tuner.
2E0EUG Rating: 2017-09-30
Excellent build quality Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This is a fantastic antenna. I was at first going to get a gainmaster but after hearing of the many broken ones it was a choice between the Sirio 2016 and the sirio 827 and I chose the 2016, and I am glad I did.
The antenna has more radials than the 827 but they are much shorter and much sturdier, the build quality of the antenna is excellent and oozes quality, the large Decoupled static protected coil is protected from the elements in a breathable clear plastic case. I had a static problem on my previous antenna and this was completely gone on this antenna, signals were also significantly up compared to my old half wave, this antenna will also swr 1.1 on 12/15/20/ and 40 meter band with excellent reports on 40 meters using just 10w. A swr of 1.8 was obtained on 80 meters using a LDG at 200 pro 2.
This is a excellent antenna and the buyer will not be disappointed.
If you want a antenna that can match the gainmaster but doesn't break and has radials but not the footprint of the 827 and will one that will work multi band this is a antenna to seriously consider
KG4FMQ Rating: 2013-12-13
Follow up! Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
This is a follow up review 6 months later! Still going strong and the SWR's have not changed! It has survived tornado winds of around 80+ MPH! NO LIE!!! I live in OKC Oklahoma, and I seen this antenna bent WAY over, and once the storm passed it stood back up straight! Sirio has the strength, and is still going strong! These antennas are built to last!

73's

ON4XA Rating: 2013-06-21
real multiband Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I had it years and years ago to dxing on cb. A few monthes I buy it for 28MHz and I was really surprised to can use it on 14 and 7MHz without tuning. Yesterday I maked QSO's on 50MHz without tuning with a lot of hams. I can use it from 50.000 to 50.800. After I can not. Too high swr. I decided to buy now the Sirio Tornado 5060 for 6m. I will receive it in a few days. I hope it will be so good as the 2016.
PA9X Rating: 2012-11-25
Worth it's money Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Best monoband vertical I ever worked with. Does a great job on 10m, has excellent bandwith and good performance. It's a sturdy antenna that survived over 8 years in our windy climate.
K1SMA Rating: 2011-01-13
Great antenna Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have owned mine for 4 years now and have never had a problem with it. It is made of much stronger aluminum than maco's or jo gunns are and the joint pieces are very hard plastic. I have talked all over the world on mine and have been told that I am louder than a friend of mine with similiar setup and an Imax 2000. Would never go back.
G1NOR Rating: 2009-01-27
Buy One Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Had mine for probably 10 years, quality rates as a 4 really, had a really high SWR, looked everywhere couldnt find problem till I took off the tower and stripped it. Completely broke in half inside the plastic coil spacer. It does get some serious wind here...Self tappers not good for larger sections. I repaired mine a month ago, (not easy) used rivets instead of self tappers where required; had to make replacement link from coil to radiator. Works as good as new even with losing 6" off the bottom. Best 10/11m vertical available! I have used them all, (been repairing CB since 1980) Why give it a 5? Price & general quality/design along with performance. Did I mention performance & design... worked EI stations the other evening at 5/9 on 80m ground wave,.. yes that's 80m,.. tunes a treat on my old FC101 for most bands except 160 of course... oh well - you cant have everything. 73 de G1NOR
VK7HDX Rating: 2008-06-29
Built to last Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have had mine for over 8 years. Built to take all types of WX. Even after all these years I have never had any SWR issues with it, wet or dry it sits solid on 1:2:1 across most of the 10m band and even up at 29.600MHz its sits about 1:6:1.

Its one of those antennas you never really think about because it never fails and that's what we all want in an antenna. As for other bands a ATU will get you there as a back up antenna.
AT072 Rating: 2007-11-02
Great performance, excellent quality Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Used this antenna for over 6 years. Survived windforce 11 couple of times, and still as straight as a skyscraper! Sirio used very high quality materials, and produced a very ridgid anetnna. The bandwith is over 2Mhz, making this 11m antenna excellent for 10m use. Even did ZL form NW Europe with just 30 watts. It also performs surprisingly well on 15m, 20m and 40m.