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The Elusive roof mounted Stryker SR-A10

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I know they make a roof mount kit for the Stryker... and I "think" it be a thing of beauty in the middle of someone's roof...... but I think the Stryker has been out for 5 or more years and I've never seen one
I've searched YouTube for years to see what it would look like but I never find one.

Found one today... it only takes a 3/8 inch hole... wish the guy showed the install ... but I guess I should consider myself lucky just to see one

You will have to click on the "watch on YouTube" link at the bottom of the video screen to see it

 

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I had to look it up
the Stryker SR-A10 was released for sale in August of 2016
I've probably only seen 15 of them driving around.... a 10 year old antenna I would have thought I'd see more of them... seems the Wilson 1000 and Lil Will are the most popular magnetic ones in my area.
I won't count the fire sticks that I see every day.
 

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I have 2 of them. One was on my roof for a time (metal roof), pretty close to the 102" whip I replaced it with. I've been pretty impressed with them for a mag mount, would definitely recommend them for their purpose.
 

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I totally agree
It's one ugly cb antenna.... I prefer my hardly noticeable Tram 3500.... but they no longer make the Tram 3500.... so about the best we have now, seems to be the ugly Stryker.

And seeing it works and can be tried out on a magnet for a while... then if the user likes the performance, it can be roof mounted

But I've never heard of, or seen anyone doing the roof mount... so now I know what it looks like
 

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Ok thought so, thanks. Not sure unless he's actually wanting to see one installed or something what he's after in the OP. Installed many Wilsons thru out the years using the permanent UHF mount, honesty they all worked great.
 

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Ok thought so, thanks. Not sure unless he's actually wanting to see one installed or something what he's after in the OP. Installed many Wilsons thru out the years using the permanent UHF mount, honesty they all worked great.
I have never seen a Stryker roof mounted before.. and after looking for years found a picture ( small video ) and posted it, as I thought others might like to see what it looked like too.... not after anything... just thought others might be interested to see what it looks like without the magnetic mount
I didn't know if the Stryker roof mount was the same as the Wilson
... it say's you only have to drill a 3/8 inch hole
 

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I have never seen a Stryker roof mounted before.. and after looking for years found a picture ( small video ) and posted it, as I thought others might like to see what it looked like too.... not after anything... just thought others might be interested to see what it looks like without the magnetic mount
I didn't know if the Stryker roof mount was the same as the Wilson
... it say's you only have to drill a 3/8 inch hole
Okay gotcha. Ya would be interesting to see I agree. I just wasn't sure what you were looking for to be honest, meant no offense. I don't know of anyone really even willing to try that antenna, the bulk of the people I talk to or know, still are running Wilson 5K's with a few 1K's still in the mix but. very few. Some of these guys bought 3-4 (or even more) back before they became what Wilson is now and they're hanging onto them as they're pure gold. (as I am the one new 5K I have in the box in my shed from the 90's). Should I encounter anyone with one roof mounted I'll be sure to get a pic for you!
 

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I'll be using the right angle bulkhead mount coaxial cable I bought on Amazon. It seats against the rubber gasket nicely on the Stryker.
I have to drill a 5/8" hole on the roof, then adjust the depth of the SO239 connector for optimum mounting. Easy to do since there is a backer nut and and external ring nut. I'll apply some sealant to the ring nut on the outside and the backer nut will serve as the connection to the bare sheet metal roof on the inside. Should be fairly straight forward install. This will allow me to be able to unscrew the antenna and use the cap that came with the Stryker as a weather seal for the SO239 connector. I'll include this install in the video on the Luiton mini SSB radio.

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it say's you only have to drill a 3/8 inch hole
who is "it", I can tell you we usually used 3/4 not 3/8, there's no way that UHF mount will come up thru a 3/8 inch hole I've also done several ham installs with the same mount and unless my memory has left universe I'm almost sure it was 3/4 to get that mount thru there.
 

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I'll be using the right angle bulkhead mount coaxial cable I bought on Amazon. It seats against the rubber gasket nicely on the Stryker.
I have to drill a 5/8" hole on the roof, then adjust the depth of the SO239 connector for optimum mounting. Easy to do since there is a backer nut and and external ring nut. I'll apply some sealant to the ring nut on the outside and the backer nut will serve as the connection to the bare sheet metal roof on the inside. Should be fairly straight forward install. This will allow me to be able to unscrew the antenna and use the cap that came with the Stryker as a weather seal for the SO239 connector. I'll include this install in the video on the Luiton mini SSB radio.

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Good info for some reason we always have used 3/4 I guess cause we had that for NMO mounts maybe??? I know it didn't leave a lot of slop room or it seemed not to.
 

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Converts mag mount; comes with weather cap.
18’ RG-58
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$45.99


Or coulda had a Breedlove #803

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$25.99

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I'll still stick with my Laird CWB27 with its 67" whip and no tuning over the entire CB/10m range. It might actually work better than the Styker with its 49" whip. If someone has a mag mount Stryker they can loan me I will test it against a CW27 mag mount to see which is better.
 

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I'll still stick with my Laird CWB27 with its 67" whip and no tuning over the entire CB/10m range. It might actually work better than the Styker with its 49" whip. If someone has a mag mount Stryker they can loan me I will test it against a CW27 mag mount to see which is better.


We’d all have bought LAIRD CWB27 or several by now based on your comments . . were they still available.

The dedicated thread has over 500-posts at present.


SIRIO 5000 also can be had with SO-239 mag mount (6.5’ tall). Link is a review from about (10) years ago comparing it to WILSON 5000.

This even-handed reviewer was influential for me in buying baseload S5000/mag for my son circa 2017, and why I upgraded mid-coil W2000 antennas to mid-coil S5000 3/8 Trucker on the semi-tractor (among other positive feedback) in 2023.


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We’d all have bought LAIRD CWB27 or several by now based on your comments . . were they still available.
Exactly.
I'll still stick with my Laird CWB27 with its 67" whip and no tuning over the entire CB/10m range.
Yep a lot of us would.
If someone has a mag mount Stryker they can loan me I will test it against a CW27 mag mount to see which is better
I suspect this would be an interesting test depending on the testing criteria.
 
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