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ZEROFIVE-ANTENNAS
43 FOOT 10 THROUGH 160 METER
MULTIBAND VERTICAL
INSTALLATION NOTES
Thanks for your purchase of this antenna. We hope that you'll look over the
instructions and tips provided before you install the antenna. Taking advantage of
this information will help to make your installation easier and much more reliable.
The 43 foot multiband vertical antenna was designed to be a useable single
antenna solution for most hams. This antenna fills the niche for a multiband
vertical that has HF band coverage without lossy traps and tricky adjustments
when you install it. The performance varies from band to band when compared to
a single band quarter wave vertical for each band it covers, it provides useable
transmit coverage from 80 to 10 meters for most types of ham radio use. It also
provides good receive coverage on all the bands from 160 to 10 meters including
the shortwave broadcast bands and the AM broadcast band here in the United
States. It provides the first time top band user with a way to try 160 meters before
going to the expense of putting up an antenna dedicated for the band. Good 160
meter antennas aren't cheap!
MOUNTING AND FOLDOVER
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Summary of Contents for ZeroFive Antennas 43 FOOT 10 THROUGH 160 METER MULTIBAND VERTICAL
- Page 1 ZEROFIVE-ANTENNAS 43 FOOT 10 THROUGH 160 METER MULTIBAND VERTICAL INSTALLATION NOTES Thanks for your purchase of this antenna. We hope that you’ll look over the instructions and tips provided before you install the antenna. Taking advantage of this information will help to make your installation easier and much more reliable. The 43 foot multiband vertical antenna was designed to be a useable single antenna solution for most hams.
- Page 2 The foldover mount that is included with your vertical is designed to mount to a 2 inch OD water pipe, which will have a 1 1/2 inch ID. A 5 foot length will do fine. You can buy this at Home Depot, Lowe’s or almost any good hardware store.
- Page 3 Guying This vertical is freestanding so no guys are normally needed in most areas. If the antenna is subjected to constant high winds you should consider guying it however. At least two sets of guys are appropriate in areas where the winds are consistently above 30 miles per hour or under conditions of repeated ice loading.
- Page 4 A remote antenna tuner installed at the base of the vertical provides the best match to the coaxial cable and will reduce SWR and power losses in the cable. Unfortunately, if you’ll be using power levels above 200 watts or so, the choice of rugged, weather resistant tuners is almost nonexistent. Yes, you can use an automatic tuner built for indoor use outdoors if you install it in a weather resistant housing but it really isn’t the ideal way to go.
- Page 5 If you use a string type grass trimmer to remove weeds around the base of the antenna be careful that you don’t accidentally nick the jacket of the coaxial cable. Damage to the jacket of the coax will let water into the line and reduce the performance of the coax cable leading to the eventual failure of the line.