Low Noise, best gain antenna for super weak EME – Q65 MAP65 signals on 70cm band. Highest possible suppression of all side lobes and the best G/T. Excellent for stacking.

 

Easy to put on any mast. You do not need to care whether it is fiberglass or not. Any metal pipe from 42 to70mm will be good enough.

 

• F/B and G/T superiority.

All antennas have been calculated using state of the art full 3D Electromagnetic Simulation Software including the influence of the boom, bracket, baluns and connectors. The performance of antennas designed using these techniques are exceptional, far better than antennas designed using “wire” programs.

• No tuning antennas
  

Before dispatch, we assemble each and every antenna and test antenna characteristics. That means you may expect exceptionally good electrical and mechanical characteristics including low SWR across the designed range immediately after assembling.
No need to move dipole, cut or tune any element to get perfect SWR on intended frequency range. Everything is pre tuned.

That lead also to another very important detail. When assemble and test each antenna is complete with all washers, nuts, bolts guy rope supports etc.
When packing all parts are already on antenna without possibilities to “forget” important parts to put in the box. So you will always receive complete antenna what we tested just before dispatching.

 

• Designs that work well in all weather conditions
• Low SWR and superior G/T, F/B and F/S ratios across the entire bands
• Excellent mechanical properties
• High durability, built without compromise

 

Why all above is very important? Why we do not use free wire programs like EZNEC (Pro), 4NEC2, MMANA-GAL or AO? Like all other producers or simulators do?

EZNEC, 4nec2 or AO producers or simulators puts on the web pages excellent “simulated” antenna patterns  produced by wire programs. Looks good on computer screen. But what about reality?

Elements are not infinitesimally thin.
Boom size is not 0 (zero) mm.
Boom corrections programs exists. But what about accuracy?
Electrical terminals from balun coaxial cable to dipole are probably at least 10 mm long what is not “simulated” 0 (zero) mm. It will lead to worsen SWR or when tuned to good SWR to sharp antenna resonance.
Real antennas are not in free space. They are surrounded by metal parts not calculated in any form by wire programs.

Errors made by poor programs like EZNEC (Pro), 4NEC2, MMANA-GAL, AO, etc. only for the above examples are unacceptable in these days. They will lead to wrong antenna gain and specially F/B. At least 5-15 dB lower than predicted. That mean if the antenna is “calculated” for F/B 30 dB it could be anywhere between 15dB to 25dB. Unfortunately that also mean antenna will have much worse G/T which will lead to bad contest results and poor EME reception. 

This has nothing to do with the obtained SWR of 1: 1 on antenna. SWR 1:1 is not related in any circumstances with antenna gain, F/B or G/T.

 

Electrical Specifications 70cm24CROSS3R (PA432-CROSS-24-3RBGP)

Frequency Range: 432 – 434 MHz
Free Space Forward Gain: 15.5 dBi
Front to Back Ratio: 31 dB
-3 dB Horizontal Beam width: 32.7°
-3 dB Vertical Beam width:35.2°
Polarization: Horizontal, Vertical. With phase shift RHCP, LHCP
Distance Between Dipoles: 173 mm
Degrees: 90°
Isolation Between Antennas: More than 30dB
Nominal Input Impedance: 50 Ohms
SWR Across Entire Band: < 1.2
Maximum Power Input: 850 W per antenna. 1700W for circular.
Matching Method: Direct feed through common mode choke (current balun)
Connectors: 2 x “N”

 

Mechanical Specifications 70cm24CROSS3R

Number of Elements: 24 (12 + 12)
Element Diameter: 4 mm Aluminum rod
Dipole Diameter: 8 mm Hard Copper tube plastic coated
Longest Element: 340 mm
Element Mounting Position: Above the boom and on side
Balun and Connectors: Included
Boom Length: 2.83 m
Single Antenna Length: 2.38 m
Boom Size: Tapered Boom 30×30 mm, 20×20 mm
Number of Boom Pieces: 2
Guy rope support: Yes, Included
Mounting Mast Diameter: 43 – 70 mm 1-11/16″ – 2-3/4″ OD
Clamp: M8 Stainless Steel
Survival Wind Speed: 150 km/h
Net Weight: 3.5 kg
Gross Weight: 5.5 kg
Turning radius: 2.9 m
Transportation Length: 1.5 m