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Turning the antenna will sometimes take a stations s9+10 db signal down to s nothing! If I want to block out stations from the south, I point the antenna north. I have other antennas that are capable of 10 meters but I always get better reports from the M4 and I can hear stations better. I am an avid user of 10 meters and always go to the M4 when I get on that band. I also restrung 14 gauge wire around the reflector. I replaced all hardware with Stainless parts. Four years ago, the last time I had my M4 down for a cleaning and parts replacement, I replaced the front two hubs with aluminum angle that I bolted to the boom and then bolted the elements to the angle. The hubs used to hold the elements to the boom usually break allowing the element to "slip" around the boom. My M4 has been down for repairs 3 times over the years. The quad type reflector of the M4 was far enough away that it's height did not effect the other antennas. This is why I removed the vertical elements from the M4. It worked great! I installed a 14 element 2 m horizontal yagi, a 11 element 2 m vertical yagi, and a 13 element 440 MHz antenna above the moonraker on the same mast. I took the vertical elements off of the Moonraker 4 and tuned the antennas horizontal elements so the antenna would cover the entire 10 meter band without the need of a tuner. I used the antenna as is until I started playing around with vhf and uhf. June of 1981 and I got my General class ticket. My first DX qso was with this antenna on 10 meter CW. I worked nothing but 10 and 15 meter CW using this antenna and a tuner for 15 meters.
#Wilson shooting star antenna license
I got my Novice Ham license in June of 1980. I bought mine new and paid a bunch for it in 1978. yes it is a CB antenna but it is a GREAT CB antenna.
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