Station Master Antenna Complete

A Station Master style antenna (as people commonly refer to it in CB/ham circles) is typically a base station vertical antenna designed for the 11 metre band (~27 MHz) — the classic Citizens Band (CB) frequency range. It’s usually:

• About 5.5 m (18 ft) tall which matches the length you’d expect for a ½-wave vertical on 11 m.

• Tunable across roughly 26–30 MHz so it can be optimized around 27 MHz and often used on adjacent bands like 10 m with a tuner.

• A ½-wave vertical, meaning no large ground plane or radials are needed like a typical ¼-wave CB antenna — this can improve radiation efficiency and lower its profile for base installations.

• Usually fed with a UHF-type connector (SO-239) so it mates easily with standard CB/coax leads.

• Rated for up to ~1 kW in many designs, which is higher power handling than typical truck/mag mount CB antennas.

So it’s not a giant 11 metre satellite dish — just a CB/11 m radio vertical antenna that people use on home or base stations for local and some longer-distance communications.

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• Half-wave design: A ½-wave vertical shouldn’t need a large ground plane — it radiates efficiently as long as the feedpoint and tuning are correct.

• Omnidirectional: It radiates fairly evenly in all horizontal directions, ideal for local CB contacts.

• Tuning: Matching/tuning (SWR) is usually set manually by adjusting the length or coil so you get a good match at your desired frequency.

I purchased this antenna with intension to use on top of my new Tower Build.
In the end I didn't require it though.