Portable VHF UHF HF antenna
A resonant legal limit rigid portable Dipole & Vertical legal limit antenna for VHF/UHF/HF that covers 2 to 40 meters plus 220MHz, & 440MHz.
Specifications
- Power: Full legal limit
- RF Connection: SO-239
- Frequency: 2 – 40 Meters, plus 220MHz, & 440MHz
- 80 ounces is the maximum weight when deployed as a dipole
- Stored size is 24 x 4 1/2 inches
- Environmental operating parameters: -15 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit and winds up to 50 Mph
Included
- 2 – 5.41 meter (17′ 9″) telescopic stainless-steel whips (with “Alpha Antenna” laser engraved)
- 1 – Hextenna™ hub
- 2 – 30/40 meter wire clip-on 18′ elements (one set)
- 1 – 31 foot counterpoise for use on 12-20 meters
- Please note that Counterpoise are highly efficient tuned elements that are deployed at resonant lengths by rolling up the coil.
- 1 – Top of Mast Mount
Deployment
For temporary outdoor use, deployment can be achieved using the included Top of Mast Mount, which can be affixed to any sized pipe between 1 to 1 1/4 inch outside diameter. It is recommended that you ALWAYS guy this system. For guying options see the Mast Guying Adapter to stabilizes deployments.
NOTE – There is no upgrade path to the HexTenna Yagi, as it has a different design, and the hubs are physically mounted on the boom.
Analysis
DIPOLE CONFIGURATION | VERTICAL CONFIGURATION | |||
Band | SWR | Band | SWR | |
2 Meters | 1.01:1 | 440 MHz | 1.39:1 | |
6 Meters | 1.2:1 | 220 MHz | 1.1:1 | |
10 Meters | 1.15:1 | 10 Meters | 1.65:1 | |
12 Meters | 1.6:1 | 12 Meters | 1.23:1 | |
15 Meters | 1.43:1 | 15 Meters | 1.29:1 | |
17 Meters | 1.49:1 | 17 Meters | 1.49:1 | |
20 Meters | 1.48:1 | 20 Meters | 1.38:1 | |
40 Meters | 1.65:1 | – | – |
More Information
The whips for the HexTenna Deluxe™ are telescopic, so as to enable you to adjust them for the band you are using. These whips are angled to change the naturally occurring 72-ohm dipole component to 50 ohms. This is not a ‘no tune all-band antenna’. For example, when deployed for 20 meters, it has two self-supporting telescopic whips that have a total deployed length of about 34 feet. The resonance is naturally occurring as you adjust the whips for the band you would like to operate on. Furthermore, when deployed on 40 meters, then this antenna becomes an M-Dipole that is 35 feet 9 inches on each side.
Options
AutoMatch: The AutoMatch enables touch free matching from 10 through 80 meters and has a power rating of 250W PEP SSB, 125W CW, and 25W Digital.
Videos
Run over and beaten! Will the HexTenna survive?
5 feet vs 20 feet, results in 1/2 an S-Unit is the difference when mounting the HexTenna.
Is the whip really 17 feet 9 inches long?
Here is a quick fix when your whip gets stuck.
We are dedicated to improving all of our antennas. Specifications and descriptions are subject to change without notice.