Alpha Antenna Alpha 6-160 Bedienungsanleitung

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Model‐Alpha6‐160

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The6‐160MeterHFJ‐Pole

USER GUIDE

V2.1

October 12, 2011

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Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasingtheAlpha6‐160fromAlphaAntenna.At75

feetinlengththeuniquedesigncharacteristicsofyour6‐160MeterHF

J‐PoleantennaenablesittoachieveresonanceonthemajorHFbands

(6/10/15/20/40Meters)andpresentsaSWRonalloftheHFbands,

including80&160Meters,thatislowenoughfor10:1tunersto

achieveaperfectmatch.

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AlphaAntennausesantennadesignsthatareknowntowork!De‐

signedbyAmateurRadioOperatorsatAlphaAntenna,inconjunction

withaCertifiedCommercialBroadcastEngineer,theAlphaAntenna6‐

160mergesthebestantennadesignsintooneantennasystem.

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Technical Specifications

 Weight:2.5pounds

 Configuration:Vertical,InvertedL,Horizontal

 FrequencyCoverage:1.8to54MHz

 PowerRating:200watts

 Length:75Feet

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Functional Description

Acombinationofantennadesigns,namelytheJ‐PoleandZeppalong

withmatchingnetworktechnologies,areutilizedtoachievearesonant

antennadesignon6,10,15,20,&40Metersandafairlyresonantpat‐

ternontherestoftheHFbands,including80&160Meters.Fromthe

J‐Poleformulaswederivethelengthsofeachwirepair,spacingofthe

wiringbetweentheirrespectivesheaths,andsize&numberofthe

strandsofthewireused.FromtheZeppisthematchingfeederele‐

mentformula,andalthoughsignificant,isbynomeanstheonlyfactor

inmatchingtheantenna.A4:1UNUNutilizescomplimentsthatMatch‐

ingNetworkoftheantenna.The4:1UNUNallowsfortheantennato

befedwith50ohmcoaxattheantenna.Thismakesforanimportant

designcharacteristicwhenfeedingatuner,asitkeepstheRFvoltages

lowatthefeedpoint.Then,dependinguponwhatbandyouareyou,a

tunercanbeusedtoperformthefinalmatchingforresonance.

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Installation Safety

WARNING: INSTALLATION OF THIS PRODUCT NEAR POWER

LINES IS DANGEROUS! FOR YOUR SAFETY, FOLLOW THE EN-

CLOSED INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS. THOUGH THIS ANTENNA

IS CONSTRUCTED OF INSULATED WIRE, PROPER CARE MUST

BE TAKEN DURING INSTALLATION. INSTALLER ASSUMES ALL

LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY AND LIFE SAFETY.

YOU, YOUR ANTENNA, AND SAFETY

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Eachyear,hundredsofpeoplearekilled,mutilated,orreceivesevere

andpermanentinjurieswhenattemptingtoinstallanantenna.In

manyofthesecases,thevictimwasawareofthedangerofelectrocu‐

tion,butdidnottakeadequatestepstoavoidthehazard.Foryour

safety,andtohelpyouachieveagoodinstallation,pleaseREAD and

FOLLOW thesafetyprecautionsbelow.THEY MAY SAVE YOUR

LIFE!

1.Ifyouareinstallinganantennaforthefirsttime,please,foryour

ownsafetyaswellasothers,seekPROFESSIONALASSISTANCE.

2.Selectyourinstallationsitewithsafety,aswellasperformance,in

mind.(DetailedinformationinSiteSelectionappearsinaseparatesec‐

tionofthisbooklet.)REMEMBER: ELECTRICPOWERLINESAND

PHONELINESLOOKALIKE.FORYOURSAFETY,ASSUMETHATANY

OVERHEADLINESCANKILLYOU.

3.Callyourelectricpowercompany.Tellthemyourplansandask

themtocometakealookatyourproposedinstallation.Thisisasmall

inconvenience,consideringYOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE.

4.Planyourinstallationprocedurecarefullyandcompletelybefore you

begin.Successfulraisingofamastortowerislargelyamatterofcoor‐

dination.Eachpersonshouldbeassignedaspecifictask,andshould

knowwhattodoandwhentodoit.Onepersonshouldbedesignated

astheleader/coordinatoroftheoperationtocalloutinstructionsand

watchforsignsoftrouble.

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5.Wheninstallingyourantenna,REMEMBER: DO NOT USE A

METAL LADDER. DO NOT WORK ON A WET OR WINDY

DAY. DO DRESS PROPERLY: shoeswithrubbersolesandheels,

rubbergloves,longsleevedshirtorjacket.

6.Iftheassemblystartstodrop,getawayfromitandletitfall.Re‐

member,theantenna,mast,cableandmetalguywiresareallexcel‐

lentconductorsofelectricalcurrent.Eventheslightesttouchofanyof

thesepartstoapowerlinecompletesanelectricalpaththroughthe

antennaandtheinstaller–THAT’S YOU!

7.IfANYPARToftheantennasystemshouldcomeincontactwitha

powerline,DON’T TOUCH IT OR TRY TO REMOVE IT YOUR-

SELF. CALL YOUR LOCAL POWER COMPANY. Theywillre‐

moveitsafely.Ifanaccidentshouldoccurwiththepowerlines,callfor

qualifiedemergencyhelpIMMEDIATELY.

Antenna Installation

Thereareseveralbasicmethodstoinstallingtheantenna.Themost

commonmethodsareHorizontalandInvertedL,wherethefeedpoint

orcenteroftheantennaistiedtoapoleorhighobjectinordertoget

theradiatorashighintheairaspossible.Thebestruleofthumbisto

getitashighoffthegroundaspossibleforyoursituation.Otherthan

that,evenifyouinstallitinadifferentshapetofityourapartment,

condoorotherinstallation,theantennaisprettyforgiving.

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Sincetheantennacanbeusedineitherpermanentortemporaryin‐

stallations,findingagoodplacefortheantennaisjustamatterofex‐

aminingyourlocation.Trytokeeptheentireantennaawayfrommetal

objects,includingmetalsidingofhousesormetalpoles,waterpipes,

raingutters,etc.

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70%ofthepowerradiatedfromtheantennaisinthefirst1/3ofthe

antennawherethecoaxattaches.Itisimportanttoaffixthestartpoint

ofthenantennatoobjectsliketrees,roofs,chimneysorstringitup

withanonconductivecable(nylonrope)togetthestartpointashigh

offthegroundaspossible.Theantennawillperformbestwhenboth

endsarehighofftheground.

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Connection to HF Radio

TheAlpha6‐160antennaisdesignedtodirectlyconnecttoyourtuner

orradio’stunerwithstandard50ohmcoax.Toconnecttheantennato

yourtuner,simplyscrewthePL‐259endofyourcoaxintotheAlpha6‐

160antennaandtheotherendintotoyourtunerorradio.Thisan‐

tennaisdesignedtobefedwithunbalancedorbalancedfeedline.

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Optimum SWR Performance

TheSWRfortheAlpha6‐160HF‐J‐Polehasbeentestedatheightsfrom

just6feetthrough30feetandcomespre‐tuned.Duringtests,opti‐

mumresultsachievedarerepresentedinthefollowingSWRAnalysis.

Theseresultswillvaryforyourparticularinstallationbaseduponob‐

jectsinyoursurroundingenvironment.Ifyoudonothaveatunerorif

necessary,youcanincrementallytunetheAlpha6‐160usingthetun‐

ingstub.*Thisinvolvesselectingthecenterfrequencythatyouwill

operateonandtrimmingashortamount(1‐3inchesatatime)ofthe

shorterwire.Thisshouldbedoneusinganantennaanalyzerforopti‐

mumresults.AlthoughtheSWRwillnotchangemuchas1‐3inchesof

wirearetrimmed,eventuallyyouwillseetheSWRstarttoincrease,at

whichtimeyouneedtostoptrimming.Itisnecessarytotakeprecise

readingsoneachbandandmonitorforwhenthefirstbandstartsto

increase,whichisanindicationthatit’sabouttimetostoptrimming.

*Tuningthroughtrimmingthetuningstubinvalidates

anyimpliedorstatedwarrantees.NotetheTrouble‐

shootingsectionbeforeyouattempttotrimthetuning

stub.

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Troubleshooting

Ifyourantennaisn’ttuningupproperly,simplytrymovingit.Chances

are,youhaveitinapositionthatiscausinganoddSWRandthetuner

doesn’tlikeit.

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IfyourantennaisgivingunwantedTVIorRFItootherequipmentin

thehouse,youmayalsoneedtorepositiontheantenna.Thisismostly

thecaseforinstallationswheretheantennaisrunningparallelto

ground.Thiscreatesalargereflectiontoground,whichtendstocreate

interferenceintheshackandthehouse.Toeliminatethisissue,try

installingasmuchoftheantennainaverticalconfigurationasyoupos‐

siblycan,stillfollowingtheotherrulesforstandardsantennainstalla‐

tionpresentedhereinthismanualandintheARRLHandbook.

Ifyouarerunninganinverted“L”andyouaren’tgettingtoomuchDX,

tryrepositioningtoasloperorvertical(slopedorstraightup).Thein‐

verted“L”positioningtendstogiveaNVIS,straightup,directiveand

youwillonlytendtogetlocalstationswiththispositioning.

Have Other Questions?

Ifyouhavequestionsaboutyourantenna,pleasefeelfreetocontact

us.

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