40-6 meter Portable End Fed HF Antenna

Description

This end-fed antenna is convenient, small and easy to set up for portable use. Great for your FT-817D, KX2, KX3, and other QRP radios.  It will handle 100w+ PEP of power, so it's also perfect with typical transceivers for emergency use, Field Day, or in locations with antenna restrictions.
Exposed hardware is stainless steel.
Includes matchbox, antenna wire/insulator, and water-resistant storage case.
The matching unit
contains a trifilar wound, 9:1 UNUN (unbalanced to unbalanced) transformer that matches the high input impedance of an end fed antenna into the range where most antenna tuners can produce good performance
.
An antenna tuner is needed
-- many built-in radio autotuners and external tuners will work .
The end fed antenna works well in several configurations including horizontal, sloper, and vertical configurations. Hang the insulator end of the 30ft. wire from a tree limb or pole and attach the coax to the SO-239 connector.
The antenna will work without a counterpoise if 16 or more feet of coax cable is connected.  However, testing has shown the antenna sometimes works better with a counterpoise wire--
a 30 ft. piece of wire run along the ground works in most installations.
Covers 40-6m, including WARC bands. Lower bands can be added by extending wire length.
It also makes a great shortwave antenna as well.
Antenna is ready to use out of the package.
Appearance of m
atching unit box may vary slightly due to parts availability.