Antenna 10/11 Meter Base, 8-Element Vertical and Horizontal Beam with Screen Reflector.
When performance and price are your main consideration, look at the 8-Element Shooting Star.
Developed to fill the need for top performance, dual polarity operation, the Shooting Star has a gain of 14dB. That’s like transmitting with 28 times your normal power! The design uses a Boom of 488 cm (16 Feet) with six scientifically-spaced elements and a quad reflector to obtain the best combination of gain and front-to-back ratio. It’s the same design used to bounce signals off the moon! And, it has the MACO 2 KW Power Handling Capability.
FEATURES, FUNCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS:
* Construction: Telescoping Aluminum Tubing
* Element Clamps: Quality Aluminum, Full Compression, No Holes drilled in elements or boom means longer life
* Boom-to-Element Mount: Heavy Extruded Aluminum
* SWR Adjustment: Gamma Match 52 Ohm
* Power Handling Capability: 2 KW, Optional are 5 KW, 10 KW or 30 KW Gamma Matchers available.
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Boom Length: 488 cm (16 feet)
Boom OD: 5 cm (2 inches)
Number of Elements: 8
Longest Radius: 549 cm (18 feet)
Turn Radius: 396 cm (13 feet)
Surface Area: 3,35 m2 (6 sq.ft)
Wind Survival: 135 Km/h (90 Miles)
Tuning: 11 Meters
Gain in dB: 14
Power Multiplication: 28x
Front-to-Back Separation: 38 dB
VSWR adjustable: 1.1:1
Weight: 14,06 Kg (31 Pounds)
PRICE €725