- #Eagle One Antenna Manual how to#
- #Eagle One Antenna Manual install#
- #Eagle One Antenna Manual portable#
- #Eagle One Antenna Manual series#
That really helped the match on all bands, although not the whole of 80 meters. I also added an LDG RC-100 remote tuner at the base of the antenna. I did add 16 ground radials with resonate lengths for the various bands including 2 for 80 meters. Since my first review in 2015 (following below), I've continually used the antenna with great results. It won't tune on 80M any more, maybe because I have added the 20M wire. Kinda in the fashion of the DX commander so it is resonant on 40 and 20M. I have added a clothes line pully to the side and on it I pulled up a 20M wire. Most of my RV use will be at night so I can live with a 40M antenna for now.Įdit: The longer I have owned this antenna the better I like it. In some spots I can put up a wire antenna but in most of the places we camp I'll be limited to a vertical. It will be just ok for it's intended purpose but I am exploring other options for the RV. The stand and mast alone are about $80 elsewhere.
#Eagle One Antenna Manual how to#
I'm not sure how to bring down the SWR other than adding length and I am new enough to not know what electronics to add that might help (balun or unun and what ratio) I bought it because I couldn't build it for that price($210). Even though my tuner will tune it, I feel too much power (30-40%) is being lost due to high SWR. It just misses 15 and 12 meters with the dip just between the two bands. Testing revealed the SWR was 4-5 across all bands except 40M where it is resonant. It is just a 31' fiberglass pole with a length of wire in it. This antenna has no electronics what so ever. I decided to buy a RigExpert to test the SWR of this antenna across all the bands (I needed one anyway).
It seams I was doing better with my random wire antenna from Nelson Antennas on EBAY as far as making contacts. My auto tuner in my FT-991A was able to tune all bands and I could hear very distant stations but I was having no luck breaking through the pile ups. I had to add 50' to the 100' of coax I already had to another antenna to reach it. For testing, I set it up at home on a 5" mast I already had at home.
#Eagle One Antenna Manual portable#
I recently bought this antenna as a portable to use when we RV. Essentially a 31 foot vertical wire using decent parts. It is a shame the antenna is no longer produced but one can be made that is similar in nature using available parts sold on the Internet. My first contact from my location in MD was a station in the Balearic Islands on 30 meters using 90 watts. I am very impressed with this vertical because it works much better than my G5RV. Using the radio's tuner I was able to obtain an SWR between 1:1 to 1.2:1 on all bands from 80 through 6 meters including WARC bands. I then connected a 4:1 Balun to the SO-239 and connected 50 feet of RG-58 coax to my Kenwood TS-890S. I ran 4 16 foot radials based on a review I read, on the grass from a small aluminum plate and connected that plate with a wire to the metal bracket holding the SO-239. After aging it with lots of storage time I pulled it out to try some experimentation with it in the back yard because I needed something to use on the WARC bands. It worked pretty well by just connecting to the KX3 radio directly with one radial running out about 12ft into the water. I bought this antenna years back to use in a portable IOTA event.
#Eagle One Antenna Manual install#
It also is available with two connectors to install it on an (RV) ladder, but not for mobile use. The antenna fits into itself and makes a tube 2" x 44". Also available is a large metal tripod which holds a 4' pole against which to strap the antenna.
#Eagle One Antenna Manual series#
The antenna itself consists of a series of fiberglass tubes telescoping to 31' with an interior radiating element of HD wire which is toped with a metal loop for either adding additional length or suspending the antenna from a fixed point. The Eagle One is a portable/home base antenna manufcatured by two hams in Proctorville, Ohio W8AFX and W8GMS. Review Summary For : Eagle One Vertical Antenna EMail SubscriptionRegistered users are allowed to subscribe to specific review topics and receive eMail notifications when new reviews are posted.
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