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    The Texas Star Multi-Band Antenna

    Dec 01, 2020 5 minutes
    BY GENE HINKLE,* K5PA

    Here’s a low-profile 5-band antenna for 20-10 meters that is fed with a single feedline and requires no tuner, built around a commercially-available 20-meter vertical.

    The Texas Star 5-band vertical antenna (Photo A) was designed to provide a 20- to 10-meter band antenna with the following goals:

    1) Coverage of 20, 17, 15, 12, and10 meters without the need for an antenna tuner

    2) Stealthy profile that blended into surrounding areas

    3) Easy setup without the need to climb any structures

    4) Efficient design, and

    5) Built from readily available parts

    The 5-band antenna was built upon the COMTEK COM-20VA vertical antenna for the 20-meter band (available from DX Engineering). By starting with a base design that was strong structurally, additional cross-arms were added at the upper and lower portion of the antenna. These provided a mechanical structure that could support wire.

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