1606T2FDHP
PoweRated at 700 watts SSB, is a base-station, broadband antenna for HF operation. 160 thru 6 meters

1606T2FDHP

PoweRated at 700 watts SSB, is a base-station, broadband antenna for HF operation. 160 thru 6 meters.

Our BUXCOMM HF Broadband Folded Dipole Antenna is made here in Central Virginia, USA.  It covers 1.8 - 54 MHz; 750 Watts Maximum Compact in size (85 ft), it provides great signal gain, wide frequency coverage, and exceptionally low noise characteristics.  In our on-site antennas tests, we have found the BUXCOMM 1606T2FDHP antenna to out perform the G5RV, and Extended ZEPP antennas. 

The BUXCOMM® 1080T2FDHP, (PoweRated 700 watts SSB) series terminated folded dipole is a broadband antenna designed for fixed station, multi-frequency applications.  The BUXCOMM® 1080T2FD, 700 watts SSB antenna can be mounted horizontally between two support systems, or as an inverted ‘Vee’ using a single central support mast.  This antenna is widely used by military, commercial, and standard broadcast services.  The BUXCOMM® 1080T2FD, 700 watts SSB antenna elements are made with extremely durable, double insulated, UV resistant, flexible PVC and UV protected.

Background of the T2FD:  A Multiband, Low Noise Antenna

The T2FD (Tilted Terminated Folded Dipole) is a multi-purpose antenna developed in 1946 by the United States Navy. The first paper describing the T2FD was written by G L Countryman W3HH, and appeared in 1949.  He acknowledged that his source of information was a series of tests conducted by the U S Navy.  G L Countryman W3HH, was particularly impressed by the following observations:

 1) Omni-directional. 
 2) Operation over a frequency range greater than 8 to 1
 3) Flat impedance range 
 4) Support for one end of the antenna, when erected as a sloping antenna. 
 5) Moderate higher gain comparable to a conventional horizontal antenna.
 6) Power Rated @ 700 watts SSB voice, or (200 watts RMS/CW/AM, 90 seconds, or 70 watts 120 seconds)
 

Later, in the G L Countryman articles published in 1951 and 1953 in the original documentation he included some test results made by the Japanese in Japan by the Kyushu Electric Communications Bureau:   The Japanese studies indicate: “the Tilted Terminated Folded Dipole (T2FD) antenna gain exceeds the Zepp and other half-wave dipoles.  In experiments with a wide range of frequencies, excellent characteristics observed with the T2FD produced an increase of 4 to 8 dB of signal in several different locations. "