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Wire Antennas and Parts
DX Engineering Wire Antenna End Insulators
DX Engineering Wire Antenna End Insulators are so unique that they are patented. They feature a unique serpentine wire grip for DX Engineering's insulated antenna wires and for our high-strength, high-power 300 ohm ladder line when used as a folded dipole. The serpentine wire grip and loop method is strong enough to support the antenna wires with no soldering of the wire required. This allows for fast and easy field adjustments of antenna length! The DXE-UWA-END-KIT includes eight of these unique insulators, which make them ideal add-on package to create multiple wire fan dipoles from a single UWA-KIT. Note: Whenever the DX Engineering "Documentation" tab is available, please look at the associated files for additional product information. Many hams enjoy building, testing and experimenting with wire antennas. Make your own experimentation easier with DX Engineering Wire Antenna End Insulators!
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Synthetic Textile Industries Antenna Support Rope
Synthetic Textile Industries Antenna Support Rope is the premium double-braided Dacron/polyester rope that Amateurs and SWLs have been using for years! Available in several sizes and spool lengths, these superior antenna support ropes are not weakened by decay or mildew and provide excellent resistance to abrasion. The color sealed black polyester yarn used in the braided jacket also protects the cord from damage due to ultra-violet light. Order some Antenna Support Rope today, so you will have it on hand for your next antenna project! This rope is perfect for supporting your wire and vertical antennas, but support rope should NOT be used for tower guying. For your tower guying needs, check out our Tower Guy Lines in the Tower Department here at www.DXEngineering.com
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Moonraker DPC-S HF Wire Dipole Antenna Center Insulators
Moonraker DPC-S Wire Dipole Antenna Center Insulators make it easy and convenient for building HF wire dipole antennas. Wire terminals and mounting hardware, along with an SO-239 female coaxial connector is provided for connecting your coaxial cable. With their affordable price and sturdy design, these Moonraker DPC-S HF Wire Dipole Antenna Center Insulators are an excellent choice when you want to build and experiment with wire dipole antennas — for base or portable operation.
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DX Engineering Glass Antenna Insulators
Sometimes the oldest stuff turns out to be the best. Our exclusive DX Engineering Glass Antenna Insulators hearken back to the earliest years of "wireless" transmissions. Because Irish ship builders of the day pronounced "double" as "dooble," these insulators were once known as "glass doobies" due to their tempered-glass material and double-ended form. Glass insulators offer the highest of electrical insulation properties, strength and resilience available in any insulator of its size. There will be no signal bleed off with these little glass wonders! DX Engineering's DXE-TGI-2 end insulators are 3.69 in. long with 1.125 in. diameter double ends. Each smoothed and rounded end has a 5/16 in. (0.3125 in.) hole that will accommodate many wire and rope sizes without chafing. Their tensile strength and resistance to arcing will withstand almost any wire-antenna use within the Amateur Radio service, domestic or abroad. Since these are end insulators, they are sold as a pair. These are not toy-like models or replica insulators; these are fully functional, high strength glass insulators with excellent RF properties! But, that is not to say that they aren't gorgeous and worthy of showing off! They certainly are perfect for display as a radio room decoration or as a living area conversation piece. Very smooth and pleasing to the touch, these are attractive glass insulators that make a fantastic gift for the ham who thought he had everything! Note: Whenever the DX Engineering "Documentation" tab is available, please look at the associated files for additional product information. In this instance, some interesting information on "Glass Doobies." Bring back a bit of the essence of the Amateur Radio of yesteryear in your wire antenna construction. These glass insulators are actually quite striking in their appearance. Order DX Engineering Glass Antenna Insulators and gain the benefits of using a material that has provided the best wire-antenna insulation for more than a century!
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DX Engineering Rope Hardware Kits
DX Engineering Rope Hardware Kits are exactly what you need for all kinds of antenna projects that use support rope. Designed especially for use in conjunction with Mastrant Antenna Support Rope, these rope hardware kits provide just the right size pulleys, shackles, rope clips, duplex clips, carabiners, thimbles and quick links to facilitate fast and easy rigging, raising and lowering of wire antennas and guying of vertical antennas and antenna supports. They're great for experimenters, SWLs and Radio Amateurs who need to frequently adjust or "tinker" with their antennas. When used with new wire antenna installations, these products and Mastrant Antenna Support Rope allow for easy trimming or retuning of mono and multiband dipoles, end-feds, slopers and all types of wire antennas. Just lower, trim, and raise your antenna again until it's just right. For vertical antennas and support masts, use these kits for an installation that can be adjusted and disconnected easily, without having to constantly re-tie knots and deal with tangled excess rope. These kits feature stainless steel and metal-alloy parts for excellent durability and weather resistance. They will last a very long time. Are you raising a wire or vertical antenna or mast, or are using support rope on another project where strength and convenience are equally important? Consider using Rope Hardware Kits from DX Engineering for a professional looking project that really is stronger and is SO much easier to work on!
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Mastrant Antenna Support and Guy Line Ropes
Mastrant Antenna Support and Guy Line Ropes are available in several sizes and strength ratings, perfect for support of wire antennas, vertical antennas and antenna masts, as well as support of Yagi booms and elements. Mastrant ropes are of the highest quality for strength and are UV-protected for extended longevity. MASTRANT-O is a highly reflective rope (bright orange plus braided reflective tape) based on long-term proven Polyester (Dacron) product line. It is designed for maximum visibility in public places such as Field Day and POTA activities. Like all Mastrant ropes, it is UV stable and resistant to all weather conditions. It has low weight, great abrasion resistance, great durability and is nonconductive (no effect whatsoever on your antenna). Moreover, in contrast to ropes made from aramid fibers (Kevlar, Vectran, Technora, Twaron), it has knot strength about 60 %. Mastrant-P and Mastrant-R Ropes are stronger than other synthetic ropes of the same size, made from proven modern polyester. Mastrant-Q is a new rope made from a blend of polyester and polypropylene, designed specifically for guying applications. It offers an excellent performance-to-price ratio and has a knot strength of approximately 60%. It replaces Mastrant-P in diameters of 6 mm (1/4 in.) and larger. Mastrant-S is a similar polyester/polypropylene rope, distinguished by its highly reflective strands for increased visibility. Mastrant-M is their highest strength rope with the Dyneema® DM20 core, a superior synthetic rope offering high performance at an affordable price. Very high strength, negligible elongation, very low weight, and great abrasion resistance are all attributes that make Mastrant-M the best rope for guying. Larger, stronger sizes of Mastrant-M are used in Europe and other parts of the world for tower guying. Durability and safety are of prime concern to ensure that an antenna installation remains fully operational for a long time. Antennas and guy lines are exposed to changing weather conditions, mechanical strain, UV radiation, humidity, and more. These non-conductive synthetic fibers have all the necessary qualities: high strength, negligible stretch but good flexibility, long life, low moisture collection, fast drying, a minimum bending radius adding the ability to tie knots, good UV radiation resistance, weather durability and resistance to acids and alkali. Conversely, steel guying wires are heavy, difficult to work with, and their strength deteriorates with time due to corrosion and general aging. Electrical conductivity of steel guys is an undesirable feature, as they interact with the antennas and adversely modify radiation patterns. Thanks to recent developments in synthetic materials, both amateur and professional users are changing over to non-conductive guys and ropes. Mastrant offers these products for a variety of applications, from thin support lines used for wire antennas and beams, to rope guys for supporting small and portable masts and vertical antennas. When you need quality rope to install, replace, or modify your antenna systems, consider Mastrant Antenna Support and Guy Line Ropes, now available from DX Engineering.
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Alpha Delta SEP Arc-Plug® Static Electricity Protectors
Alpha Delta SEP Arc-Plug® Static Electricity Protectors are mounted in the DELTA-C Center Insulator and bleed off slow-rising static electricity charges by routing them harmlessly to ground, before they can enter the shack through the feedline. This method is far more effective than DC-grounded baluns or chokes, which can be "popped" by static charges. Dangerous static charges are developed from thunderstorms, high-wind driven snow, or desert sand. The static electricity generated by these forces has been measured to thousands of volts. They're so potent; they can puncture the dielectric of unterminated coax. Alpha Delta SEP Arc-Plug® units are OEM replacements for the protectors located in the back of DELTA-C Center Insulators and are easily replaced by carefully removing the #10 stainless steel hardware used to attach the ends of the antenna wires. Please note the assembly order of your washers, lock washers, wires, nuts, and carefully re-assemble them in the same order after replacing the static electricity protector cartridge. Keep antenna-produced static electricity out of your receiver or transceiver. Order Alpha Delta SEP Arc-Plug® Static Electricity Protectors from DX Engineering and keep a few on hand!
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DX Engineering Pre-Assembled Premium Antenna Wire Kits
DX Engineering Pre-Assembled Premium Antenna Wire Kits come with a set of 2 14 AWG stranded copper antenna wires with a UV-black relaxed PVC jacket for flexibility and strength. Crimped and soldered 1/4 in. ring terminals are pre-installed on one end of each wire for convenience. These Premium Antenna Wire kits are a component of and direct replacement for DX Engineering's Single-Band Dipole Kits. They are an excellent starting point when building your own dipole antennas. These wires are supplied long so the lowest or any frequency of the desired band can be cut to resonance or lowest SWR. Antenna wire kits are available in specific lengths that cover the 160, 80/75, 60/40, 30/20/17 and 15/12/10/6 meter bands.
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DX Engineering Mastrant Mast Clamps
DX Engineering Mastrant Mast Clamps give you the flexibility and support you need when guying your antenna mast. Constructed from high quality steel, galvanized for a weather-resistant finish, and assembled with stainless steel hardware for extra long life, durability, and great looks. Guying is simplified with Mastrant Mast Clamps from DX Engineering!
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SOTAbeams Pico Trap Kits
SOTAbeams Pico Trap Kits are a pair of miniature antenna traps that you can build to create a super lightweight portable multiband HF wire antenna. Designed for QRP portable operations at 10 watts or less, Pico Traps allow the hobbyist to make their own two or three band dipole or end-fed halfwave. Pico Traps are: - The smallest, lightest traps on the market - Easy to adjust in series or parallel modes - Super for multi-band stealth antennas - Streamlined shape to reduce snagging on vegetation - Attachment points for antenna wire. Work great with Stealth Wire - Easily waterproofed with Liquid Electrical Tape for extended use - Can be mounted inside of 1 inch PVC conduit - Weigh less than 0.2 oz. Perfect for use with IC-705, FT-817, FT-818, KX3, KX1, HB1B and other similar radios. Instructions are linked in the Documents tab on the "More Detail" page. What do you get with a Pico Trap kit? 2 x High quality Pico Trap PCBs 2 x T50-6 toroids 2 x nylon mounting kits for toroids 2 x SMD 100pF AVX RF Capacitors, 0805 High Q, Ultra-Low ESR 22 AWG (0.6mm) wire for toroids Pico Trap Kit Specifications: Size: 1.4 x 0.6 in. (36 x 15 mm) Weight: less than 0.18 oz. (5 g) Low loss: typically less than 0.35 dB. Less than 0.75 dB worst-case. Inductor Q: > 240 @ 14 MHz [Source - MicroMetals] Capacitor Q: >> 1000 @ 14 MHz Rp: > 24,000 Ohms @ 12 MHz Suggested resonant frequency range: 10 - 25 MHz Power rating: 10 Watts Higher power SOTAbeams Trap Kits are available from DX Engineering: 100W: SBM-HFAT-101 20W: SBM-HFAT-102
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SOTAbeams Open Wire Line Spacers
SOTAbeams Open Wire Line Spacers are light and strong, heavy duty insulators made with modern materials that make it easy to build your own very low-loss ladder line! Features of these Open Wire Spacers: • Made from a specially selected mix of ABS and PVC to give great strength coupled with good UV resistance and tolerance to a wide temperature range, -58 to +194 degrees F (-50C to +90C) • Unlike heavy ceramic insulators which tend to slip with time on vertical ladder lines, these spacers are lightweight, just 0.2 oz. (5.5g) • Wire clips in easily and spacers stay in place • Suitable for insulated or uninsulated wire 12 to 18 AWG (2.5mm-1.0mm diameter) • Line spacing 4.4 in. (110mm) Spacer length 4.6 in. (120mm) • Spaced to create a feedline with a nominal impedance of 600 ohms • Recommended distance between spreaders is 27 in. (70 cm) • Hole in the center for attachment to wall stand-off or building cage dipoles • Spacers can be used to build special folded dipoles Sold in packs of five (5), it is easy to order SOTAbeams Open Wire Line Spacers in North America from DX Engineering.
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