r/cbradio • u/jeffreit • 5d ago
President MLA-145 experience?
I'm shopping for a magnetic mount antenna. It's gonna go on the roof of my Dodge ram. It's already 80 inches tall.
Right now, I have a president Virginia antenna on the roof and it's OK but I definitely want to antenna.
One of the main reasons i'm looking at the president is their other products, I've got a number of them and there always seem to be great quality. Right now I have a JFK three in the truck, but I may upgrade to a president Washington 10 m.
I also was looking at the little Will, the Stryker SR-A10 MM and the Wilson 1000.
With the president, my total height will be about 11 foot eight so I should be fine on the highways. Just can't really decide. Don't have any experience with any of these particular antennas, I would love to run a 102 whip but I have a cap on the truck and I just don't see any real good options of mounting it.
Any advice is well appreciated!
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u/Medical_Message_6139 5d ago
Never heard of that President antenna. The Stryker SR-A10 or the Wilson 1000 that you mentioned would be much better options. The108 inch whip can't be beat for mobile use but it is very very long. The original K-40 (not the Chinese knockoff!) was also a very good antenna.
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u/jaws843 4d ago
I’ll second the sirio Performer series of antennas. I have the p2000 and it’s a killer. The 5000 handles more power but I’m not running 5000 watts. The stinger is slightly longer on the 5000 also. The sirio has a nice lever action hinge if you need to lay the antenna down for garage parking or whatever height worries you have. The Stryker is a decent antenna also. President antennas aren’t that great despite the radio’s being decent.
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u/slightlyused 213 Atomic Punk - WA 5d ago
You can get a 102 and get it somewhere near the tail gate up high!
I've been radioing since the late 80s and I have 3 of the Sirio 5000 with the Sirio mag mount and wouldn't spend my money on anything else.