{"id":4728,"date":"2021-11-05T21:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/?post_type=product&#038;p=4728"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:53:58","slug":"sirio-gpe-5-8-26-28mhz-base-antenna","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/product\/sirio-gpe-5-8-26-28mhz-base-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirio GPE-27 5\/8 Wave Vertical Base Antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GPE-27: This is a good antenna for the novice CB&#8217;er just getting his feet wet in CB Radio. Or for the CB&#8217;er that is wanting to try out the advantages of an aluminum antenna over the fiberglass one&#8217;s. Or even for the longtime CB&#8217;er who just needs a good 5\/8 wave antenna, but not the &#8220;Big Power&#8221; handling. It&#8217;s light, and easy to set up. Best feature is it doesn&#8217;t break the bank!<\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nCB or 10 Meter Ham Band Base station antenna, Omni-directional<br \/>\nFactory tuned at mid-band<br \/>\nLow radiation angle for excellent DX<br \/>\nCoil protected by transparent cover<br \/>\nWhip equipped with waterproof jointing sleeve<br \/>\nMade of aluminum alloy 6063 T-832<br \/>\nProtection from static discharges DC-Ground<\/p>\n<p>Specifications:<br \/>\nType: 5\/8 ground plane<br \/>\nFrequency range: 26.5-29 MHz<br \/>\nImpedance: 50 Ohms unbalanced<br \/>\nRadiation (H-plane): 360 deg omni-directional<br \/>\nPolarization: vertical<br \/>\nGain : 1.2 dBd, 3.35 dBi<br \/>\nBandwidth at S.W.R. 2:1: 1400 KHz<br \/>\nS.W.R. at res. freq.: = 1.2:1<br \/>\nMax. power : 250 Watts (CW) continuous, 750 Watts (CW) short time<br \/>\nFeed system \/ position: Transformer DC-ground \/ base<br \/>\nConnector: UHF-female<\/p>\n<p>Mechanical Data:<br \/>\nMaterials: Aluminum, Steel, Copper, Nylon<br \/>\nWind resistance: 130 Km\/h<br \/>\nWind load: GPE 27 5\/8: 188 N at 150 Km\/h<br \/>\nWind surface: GPE 27 5\/8: 0.12 m\u00b2<br \/>\nLength (approx.) : 5950 mm<br \/>\nWeight (approx.): 2500 gr<br \/>\nVertical 5\/8 wave antenna adjustable from 26.4 to 30 MHz<br \/>\n3 Radials each length (approx.) : 1320 mm GPE 5\/8 ONLY<br \/>\nMounting mast: 35-42 mm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GPE-27: This is a good antenna for the novice CB&#8217;er just getting his feet wet in CB Radio. Or for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[43],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4728","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cb-antennas","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=4728"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4728"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amateurradiosupplies.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}