Now You Need To Install The Top Whip
Whip Length versus Frequency Coverage
4 ft. -- 1.8 MHz to 30.0 MHz
5 ft. -- 1.7 MHz to 29.0 MHz
6 ft.-- 1.6 MHz to 28.0 MHz
8 ft.-- 1.5 MHz to 20.0 MHz
12 ft.-- 1.2 MHz to 15.0 MHz
CH-1 -- Capacitance Hat
Hat only -- 1.8 MHz to 30.0 MHz
Hat with 3 ft. whip
–
1.6 MHz to 25.0 MHz
Hat with 6 ft. whip
–
1.5 MHz to 21.0 MHz
Our standard whip is 6 ft. long; it can be cut to any length for the coverage you need.
Keep in mind that the longer your whip is the better the performance will be on the
lower bands, however you will loose your upper frequencies with the longer whip.
Always try to use the longest whip possible for best performance. After mounting of the
antenna you need to route your antenna control cable and your coax cable in a location
away from exhaust pipes and anywhere the cable can be damaged.
Next is the control box and control cable. We preassemble everything here so you'll
have a plug and play system.
If properly installed this antenna will have a standing wave below 1.5 from 1.8 to 30
MHz. We know that every antenna installation is unique and it is impossible to describe
all the scenarios in this manual. However, if you are having problems with this initial
tuning please call.
Operation
Remember that when the coil is all the way in, it's resonant on the high bands and
all the way out, on the low bands. It will take a little time to get use to this style of
antenna, some mark the antenna with tape to mark the approximate location of the
bands, some just listen to the noise level increase on the radio's receive when it's close
to resonant. When you fine tune you need to transmit a low carrier (AM, FM, CW) at 5
watts and watch the SWR meter till the dip.
