other-antennas SOTABEAMS - Portable Dipole / Inverted V (1 Viewer)

[DO2MAS]

Hi Folks,

My New Year's Resolution for 2017 is reviving the old hobby ham radio (My last QSO was 2m/UHF 10 years ago...). As living in a city makes a home station / antenna set-up difficult, I tend to build up a portable setup with the X108G Outdoor. The setup should be light and compact, so I was looking for an antenna which does not require an antenna tuner.

Possible one, which I actually ordered already:
Portable Dipole / Inverted V from SOTABEAMS.

You must be registered for see links

Does anybody has experiences with running the X108G without tuner?
Any tips for an "old newbee" are very welcome

Vy 73
DO2MAS

 

[Chrisbei]

Have you made tests now with the Dipole?
I use normally a symmetrically feedline (300 or 450 Ohm) with Dipole abt 2 x 6m attached on a fibre mast as an inverted V.
Than i use my RG-211 tuner to match it to the TRX.

73 de Chris

 

[DD5LP]

Hi Folks,

My New Year's Resolution for 2017 is reviving the old hobby ham radio (My last QSO was 2m/UHF 10 years ago...). As living in a city makes a home station / antenna set-up difficult, I tend to build up a portable setup with the X108G Outdoor. The setup should be light and compact, so I was looking for an antenna which does not require an antenna tuner.

Possible one, which I actually ordered already:
Portable Dipole / Inverted V from SOTABEAMS.

You must be registered for see links

Does anybody has experiences with running the X108G without tuner?
Any tips for an "old newbee" are very welcome

Vy 73
DO2MAS

Witha resonant antenna such as an inverted-V dipole or linked dipole an ATU is not required. To be safe you can check the antenna with the SWR function in the X108G.
The Sotabeam Band-hopper antennas are 100% reliable and easy to use (no ATU needed with these). If you want to build one yourself rather than buy, then the on-line calculator is on the SMP site here:

You must be registered for see links

(click on linked antenna designer).

73 Ed DD5LP.

 

[John VE3IPS]

Works great and no tuner required but you need some supports for it
John