EMarkM wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 09:00 I was 51 a few days ago (huzzah!) and one of my lovely gifts was a brand new Thunderpole T-800 for the Jimny.
Not had the chance to play much just yet, but, my goodness, it's good!
Far better reception than the handheld (see signature) which until now had been my only 11m set. And the audio - crystal, crystal clear.
I'm picking up far more local activity with no other changes to setup - TP medium or large springers on a 7" magmount - this radio really is going to be the business.
I know I could have spent more and gone with something that had SSB too, but, honestly, I'm more than happy with the UK FM 40 and EU AM 40.
Very, very pleased!
I know you may be trying to keep the 4x4 look with the Springers, but swapping to a larger Sirio 3/4/5000 will mean you'll get even better reception, so long as you don't mind a 6ft+ whip bouncing around You may get a 10-20% increase in TX/RX range. The "5000 Trucker" aerial would mean you can keep the same large mag-mount.
You could alway just pop a Springer on it if you're doing a bit of proper off-roading where there's a chance the aerial may hit overhanging branches.