The Best 70 cm antenna on 8 meter boom! PA432-30-8BGP
432 MHz ultimate design 8 meter boom and 30 elements super low noise Yagi antenna with excellent gain and perfect F/B and G/T.
Ideal for EME, Q65 and contests. The best G/T antenna compared to all other antennas in the boom length range up to 9 m.
| Electrical Specifications 70 cm | |
| Frequency Range: | 432 – 434 MHz |
| Free Space Forward Gain: | 20.4 dBi |
| Front to Back Ratio: | 38 dB |
| 3 dB Horizontal Beamwidth: | 20° |
| Polarization: | Horizontal |
| Nominal Input Impedance: | 50 Ohm |
| Maximum SWR at any freq.: | 1 : 1.2 |
| Maximum Power Input: | 850 W |
| Matching Method: | Direct feed through current balun. Teflon RG-142 cable |
| Connector: | “N” Teflon |
| Mechanical Specifications | |
| Boom length: | 8 m |
| Boom: | Tapered Boom 20, 30mm and 40mm |
| Longest element: | 340 mm |
| No. of elements: | 30 |
| Turning radius: | 4.5 m |
| Mounting Mast Diameter: | 43 – 70 mm 1-11/16″ – 2-3/4″ OD |
| Survival Wind Speed: | 150 km/h |
| Weight: | 9 kg |
70 cm antenna on 8 meter boom measurements.
The antenna was tested with HP8753ES calibrated at the cable end.
S11 measurements on PA432-30-8BGP. Return loss is batter than -32 dB!
SWR Measurement on PA432-30-8BGP. SWR is flat and batter than 1.1 across measured band.
Smith chart on 70 cm antenna on 8 meter boom. Perfect adjustment! 50 Ohms.
Antenna details
1. Copper dipole. Balun with “N” connector comes with the antenna. After antenna assembling just plug the antenna and make contacts. Nothing to tune. Nothing to measure.
2. Antenna comes with strong bracket. Designed for poles from 43 – 70 mm 1-11/16″ – 2-3/4″ OD
3. Guy-rope support is included. Boom is tapered. Wind survival speed is 150 km/h.
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