40 METER BAND DIPOLE/INVERTED V WIRE ANTENNA WITH 100' SUPPORT ROPE

This antenna will provide reliable communications in a permanent or portable installation.

Completely portable. Will easily fit in a 'bug-out bag'.

Can be installed or taken down in minutes.

The center connector is a one piece molded body and is designed for high stress (up to 18,000 PSI tensile strength).

• Note: This is not PVC pipe fittings with eye hooks that will pull apart or leak when stressed or exposed to harsh weather.

• The center connector will not crack or become brittle when exposed to  sunlight.

• The antenna wire is soldered to the center connector and covered with 'heat shrink tubing'. No internal or external nuts to come loose or corrode.

• Designed for the full legal power!

Antenna wire is 14 gage, insulated, stranded, copper wire. Regardless of what you may hear, insulated wire has little or no effect on the received or transmitted signals when used at HF (high frequency).

• Solid, copper coated steel wire is very difficult to work with and will kink and break at the kinks. Stranded copper wire is very easy to work with and has no 'reel memory'.

• Copper coated steel wire will fail when the copper coating is damaged and the steel is exposed to the elements.

• Bare copper or steel wire cannot be used when ran through trees or other foliage. This will detune the antenna and cause high SWR when transmitting and a loss of signal when receiving..

This antenna will be shipped, completely assembled with dipole dimensions as shown. The antenna is tuned for the low end of the band (longest wire section). If installed as an inverted V, It may need to be shortened by about 5%. The exact length will depend on the desired resonant frequency, height above ground, and proximity to other objects such as trees, buildings, etc. A table will be included that shows recommended lengths for resonant frequencies.

Because of the harmonic relationship between 40 and 15 meters, a 40 meter dipole or inverted V can also be used on 15 meters when the length is properly adjusted.

The ends of the antenna (attached to the center connector) are soldered and weather proofed with heat shrink tubing. The ends (attached to the insulators) are just twisted together (Not soldered) allowing for easy adjustment.

If you adjust the length, just untwist and pull more wire through the insulator and wrap it back on itself. There is no need to cut the wire. Be sure to adjust both sides equally. A table will be included with recommended lengths for inverted V and dipole configurations.

Comes fully assembled. Installation instructions included.