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If you put vertical elements on the mast of your current beam, you should take off the 5/8 vertical as you won't need it. Remember, it's the feedpoint height of the vertical antenna (and all antennas) that matters not the overall height of the antenna. You'll have both a 4 element horizontal and 4 element vertical beam with a Shooting star which will far outperform that 5/8 vertical.

I would keep your 4 element and get another one and modify the reflector to make it into a Shooting star version because they both use the same boom length.

However, the original Shooting star antenna uses fiberglass rods as a wire support for the reflector. You seem like a handyman that can figure out something to use.

Once you figure that out I think you can easily just drill a small hole and use a self tapping screw and washer at the end of each element to secure it.

Download the Shooting star manual and I believe you can figure out.

Good luck!

<blockquote data-quote="fourstringburn" data-source="post: 858070" data-attributes="member: 2920">If you put vertical elements on the mast of your current beam, you should take off the 5/8 vertical as you won&#039;t need it. Remember, it&#039;s the feedpoint height of the vertical antenna (and all antennas) that matters not the overall height of the antenna. You&#039;ll have both a 4 element horizontal and 4 element vertical beam with a Shooting star which will far outperform that 5/8 vertical.I would keep your 4 element and get another one and modify the reflector to make it into a Shooting star version because they both use the same boom length.However, the original Shooting star antenna uses fiberglass rods as a wire support for the reflector. You seem like a handyman that can figure out something to use.Once you figure that out I think you can easily just drill a small hole and use a self tapping screw and washer at the end of each element to secure it.Download the Shooting star manual and I believe you can figure out.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fourstringburn, post: 858070, member: 2920"] If you put vertical elements on the mast of your current beam, you should take off the 5/8 vertical as you won't need it. Remember, it's the feedpoint height of the vertical antenna (and all antennas) that matters not the overall height of the antenna. You'll have both a 4 element horizontal and 4 element vertical beam with a Shooting star which will far outperform that 5/8 vertical. I would keep your 4 element and get another one and modify the reflector to make it into a Shooting star version because they both use the same boom length. However, the original Shooting star antenna uses fiberglass rods as a wire support for the reflector. You seem like a handyman that can figure out something to use. Once you figure that out I think you can easily just drill a small hole and use a self tapping screw and washer at the end of each element to secure it. Download the Shooting star manual and I believe you can figure out. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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