Low angle. Long reach. Zero hassle.
The UltraLite Shooting Star is a center-fed vertical dipole engineered around Horizon’s low takeoff-angle architecture. It concentrates energy close to the horizon (≈ 27° typical), where HF skywave propagation is most efficient—so your first hop carries farther with less fuss. Compact, factory-tuned, and travel-ready, it’s built for home stations, rapid-deploy field work, and emergency comms.
10–40 meters (HF).
Most stations achieve a solid match across the intended segments. Your transceiver's tuner can broaden matching on some frequencies depending on band and installation.
Includes:
What’s included: UltraLite Shooting Star antenna (center-fed vertical dipole) + quick-start/tuning notes.
Band coverage: 10–40 meters (HF).
The Horizon QuadraStand is perfect for portable use. It's lightweight, easily assembles and disassembles, and it fits neatly into our Horizon Travel Bag.
Our 36" x 10" x 10" waterproof heavy duty oxford cloth Travel Bag is perfect for any portable adventure.
The Shooting Star’s geometry and feed strategy promote low-angle radiation—precisely where ionospheric skip is most effective for long distance. Compared to typical high-angle solutions, you get stronger first-bounce performance without towers, rotors, or radial fields.
HOA-friendly for home stations · POTA / SOTA / IOTA, & Field Day · Emergency/rapid-deploy · Temporary base at events/remotes