DUAL BAND Double Bazooka Antenna 80 and 40 meter bands

DUAL BAND DOUBLE BAZOOKA antenna covering the 80 meter and 40 meter bands.

The DOUBLE BAZOOKA antenna design was first conceived as a radar antenna in the early 1940's for use by the U.S. Government. It was modified for amateur radio use in the 1950's.

Antenna construction centers around 50 Ohm coax

The coax elements are sealed in this molding, which exhibits high adhesion to the PVC jacket.

This unique design eliminates the need for antenna matching baluns and can be fed directly with 50 Ohm coax. The DOUBLE BAZOOKA is 98% efficient and typically provides S.W.R. readings of less than 2:1 over the entire amateur band.

 It tunes and radiates like normal like a half-wave dipole; Best installed as an inverted-V, NVIS configuration.

Since this antenna has no exposed metal wire static charges can not build up thus reducing noise by 6dB over antennas constructed of exposed wire.Some additional 'quietness' may partially attributed to the vinyl covering on the coax.

Using covered wire on double bazooka antennas helps reduce corona and precipitation static.

Antenna works without a tuner and no balun is required... easy field trip antenna or base antenna.

-The low SWR comes thru losses in the end stubs lenght adjustment.

-This a dual band band antenna tuned to the bands in question.

These antennas are hand made and 100% tested on bench equipment and in the field.

The antenna is tuned to cover the 40 meter band and coax covers the 80 meter band down at 3.5 MHz CW and shortened to 3.65 MHz in the Phone section

Antennas are tested SWR LOWER THEN 1.5 TO 1 .

Power handeling 400 WATTS ssb at 50 ohms

Antenna has waterproof juction box

Heavy duty Marine Stainless fittings used

plastic end insulators

connecton is PL 239

RG58 C/U coax used.