Cat# 330PhanDipole TM
This parallel fan dipole is a multi-band HF fan dipole designed to operate in the 3.0 to 30 mHz HF spectrum. It's a great performer, and an ideal, limited space antenna, at only 41 feet long. The BUXCOMM "330PhanDipoleTM" is constructed of top quality components, wire, BALUN, and insulators.
The BUXCOMM 330PhanDipoleTM antenna can be installed as a pair of horizontal, or vertical, dipole antennas that provide exceptional performance in the 3.0 to 30 MHz range. The 330PhanDipole is a pair of forty feet dipoles in a "fan" configuration fed by a special BALUN. In some installations, near large metropolition areas, we've had reports that our 330PhanDipoleTM has a better signal to noise figure than other antennas that were previously in use at the same location.
For optimum performance, install the BUXCOMM "330PhanDipoleTM" 25 to 35 feet above ground. For the MARS operator with limited space,
the BUXCOMM 330PhanDipoleTM can be erected 15 feet high and operated as an NVIS antenna. An antenna tuner should be used with the BUXCOMM 330PhanDipoleTM.
When the BUXCOMM 330PhanDipoleTM is installed between 12 and 17 feet above ground, the top 40 ft element looks at the lower 40 ft radiator as if it were a reflector. With the lower element using ground imfluence, it directs the signal in a nearly vertical incedence for a high angle of radiation. In this way the two (2) layers of 40 ft elements compliment one another as a very efficient NVIS antenna.
In addition, the BUXCOMM special BALUN supplied as part of the 330PhanDipoleTM is an ultra wide-band BALUN that has a high attenuation to coax shield currents, that results in further improved signal to noise ratio.