Description

Wire color varies. This dipole has been built for reliability and performance and will withstand very severe weather conditions. It has been optomized for the 40 meter amateur band, rather than a multi-band antenna which yields lower efficiency for both transmitting and receiving. It is built to be used with 50 to75 ohm feedlines and can be used with full legal amateur power and will provide a close match when properly installed, (low swr) to any amateur transmitter/tranceiver including low power QRP units. Materials include 14awg stranded pure copper ele ments, poly end insulators and encapsulated UHF SO-239 termination. There is no exposed metal hardware to corrode or rust from exposure to extreme weather conditions. The encapsulated termination prohibits the collection of condensation eliminating intermittant and high resistance connections which can cause intermittant or even no reception and poor efficiency. It is my own experience in using and building dipole antennas for many years that this type of antenna rates high in performance for not only stateside communications, but also dx work. As with any antenna, proper installation is important for best performance. If you have a favorite or mostly used frequency in the band, we will cut the antenna for resonance in that portion of the band, just tell us with your order. Thanks. 73, Don NOTE: DO NOT install your antenna over/under or near power lines to prevent severe injury or even death from electric shock.`