Anyone know if there is Any difference in the reception or in this case is it for looks only?
I have the single Sierra antenna and my reception is fine wish I had duel antennas also.
I would say my CB reception was much improved by installing the Sierra's, but that would not be the whole story as I had no transmit capility, but receive worked fine with the Hondaline CB antenna.
But then I discoverd the root problem while installing the Siera's..
Nothing like a broken CB ground strap to really screw with your transmissions...
I can report that the Sierra AM/FM/CB Antenna works great for group riding. I tested transmission to be excellent at about 2 miles when I was late meeting up with my group. I was able to contact them just before the group pulled out of Wingstsuff just as I got off Interstate-5 at Bake Parkway.
As already stated, in Southern California AM and FM reception seems accecptable. There are a lot of stations to listen to here and I am able to pull in all the stations I ever listen to. Your results may vary out in "fringe" areas.
Before one starts comparing the Sierra's to the Hondaline make sure which Sierra antenna you are comparing to.
There are two models available; A short 2' model which is known to cut reception/transmission nearly in half for the conveience of a shorter antenna or the standard 3' antenna which as near as I can tell works as well or better than the Hondaline antennas.