Radiation at 144.5 MHz
Effective electrical length : 1.65 l
Isotropic gain. : 13.1 dBi
Aperture angle @ -3 dB
- E-plane : 2 x 20.2°
- H-plane : 2 x 23.0°
First side lobe set
- E-plane : - 20.5 dB @ 54°
- H-plane : - 13.6 dB @ 58°
Rear protection : - 19 dB
Average stray radiation
- E-plane : - 35 dB
- H-plane : - 24 dB
Bandwidth
Gain @ -1 dB : 140 to 148 MHz
Nominal impedance : 50 W
Impedance match bandwidth @ SWR<1.3/1 : 143.4 to 146.2 MHz
Acceptable RF power (continous duty : 1000 W
Required phase delay between frontmost
and rearmost driven element : 72°
Array of 2 or 4 antennas
(optimized stacking distance, from center to
center of elements, for minimal side lobe
radiation)
Electrical distance : 1.33 l
Practical distance : 2.77 m
Mechanical data
Connector : N
Overall length : 3.57 m
Mass : 3.3 kg
Effective wind load : 0.15 m2
Approximate wind load (25m/s - 55 mph) : 5.6 daN
Approximate wind load (45m/s - 100 mph) : 18.2 daN