Budwig HQ-1 Dipole Vee Antenna Connector and 2 HQ-2 Insulators - Sold by W5SWL

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Budwig HYE-QUE Antenna Connector and Insulators
You get 1 HQ-1 Center Insulator and 2 HQ-2 End Insulators
Specifics
Material - ABS Copolymer, 20% Glass Filled
Tensile Strength - 18,000 PSI
Compressive Strength - 30,000 PSI
Flexural Strength - 34,000 PSI
Dielectric Strength - 500 - 800 V
Connection for cable - SO-239 ( HQ-1 )
Perfect for making inexpensive ham radio dipole or inverted Vee antennas! Works great for Shortwave Antennas and Prepper Antennas. Design for durability and light weight the center insulator incorporates a SO-239 connection for your coax cable. The one piece design offers weather tight construction and provides a drip shield to protect the connection. A handy hanger mount is molded into the assembly. Made from ABS Copolymer with a 20% Glass Fill. The color and design hides well in trees and against common roof colors. Perfect for hiding from the nosy neighbors or home owners associations.
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The center insulator body is approximately 3-1/2" x 1-1/4" with the connection wires being about 6-1/2" end to end. End insulators are approximately 2-1/32" from outside ear to ear with the diameter about 1-1/2" edge to edge. Deep ribbed construction of the end insulator provides increased surface path to ensure reduced power leakage.
To assemble and solder the wire to the center insulator, push the wire through the end hole and wrap wire around the connection wire. Hold pliers close to insulator to service as a heat sink and solder outer end of wire and connection wire together. You can make a fan dipole with this center insulator by passing more than one wire through the hole. Some builders will tie the wire off at the hole and then connect the antenna wire to the connection wires with "wire nuts" which makes for a no solder temporary antenna setup.
In the the book "Novel Antennas" published by RSGB, the Budwig HYE-QUE center insulator is used for connecting to ladder line, it makes a great method to connect your coax to ladder line as shown below.
Keep this dipole kit, a roll of light weight wire, and some coax cable together and you are all set to make a handy antenna for emergency operations, in a time of need for bugging out for your ham rig or shortwave receiver, or as a camping antenna. Perfect for bug out bags and shelters with the super light weight design and small size.
The formula for building dipole antennas is 468/Freq (in MHz) and then divide by 2 to get each leg length, ie: for 40 meters it would be something like 468/7.050 for 66.38ft/2 = 33.2 feet per leg. For a Inverted Vee antenna deduct about 5% from each leg's length.
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