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Model–AlphaDXAntenna
OperatingManual,Version1.3,June25,2018
Overview
TheAlphaDXisdesignedtooperatefrom10through80metersasacapacityhatantenna.Itis
ratedat250WPEPSSB,100WCW,and50WDigital.
Operation
TheAlphaDXAntennasystemisacompleteultra‐portablemultibandandmultipurposeHF
antennathatfitsinanincludedcanvassFieldBag.Thissystemrequiresnomovingclipsoncoils
orreadjustingofwhipsfortuning.Anintegratedlevelingbubbleenablesprecisespatial
alignmentofallelements,whichresultsinequaltake‐offanglesforyoursignal.Youmayalso
useanexternalantennatunerifyourantennaisinstalledoverapoorgroundornotplacedin
acleararea.
ExcessRFExposureWarning
IntheUnitedStates,theFederalCommunicationsCommissionhasestablishedguidelinesfor
humanexposuretoRadioFrequency(RF)electromagneticfields.Thecommission’s
requirementsaredetailedinparts1&2oftheFCC’srulesandregulations{47CFR,1.1307(b),
1.1310,22.1091,2.1093}.Itistheresponsibilityoftheowner/operatorofthisdevicetofollow
allapplicablewarningsandprecautionsregardinghumanexposuretoRFfields.Additional
references:http://www.arrl.org/rf‐exposure
SupportContacts
Ifyouhavequestionsaboutyourantenna,pleasefeelfreetocontactus.
Email:support@alphaantenna.com
Phone:1‐888‐482‐3249
WEB:www.alphaantenna.com
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Assembly
A)LocatethenassembletheAlpha
MatchandTripod:ScrewtheAlpha
MatchontotheTripod(A),takingcare
nottocross‐threadeitherone.
B)Locateandinstallthefourblack26
inchMilStickelements,andscreweach
hexnutontothebolts(B).
C)Locatethe12footCounterpoise
wire&securetheringconnectorover
thebolt(C)withtheloosehexnut.
C.1)Properplacementof12foot
Counterpoiseissothatitisrunabove
oneofthetripodlegs,otherwisethe
systemwilltipover.Thisisa
Counterpoise,sopleaseensurethis
wireslopesawayfromtheantennaand
isn’tlaidontheground,beforestaked.
D)Locateandinstalltheoneblack26
inchMilStickelement,tothetopbolt
oftheAlphaMatch(DtoD).
E)ExtendtheLegs(E)ontheTripod,
andsecureeachwiththelocking
mechanism.
E.1)ExtendandstaketheNVIS
elementsintothegroundwiththe
includedaluminumstake.
F)RotatetheCrank(F)tillthemastis
fullyextended,&tightenthesetscrew.
G)Connectyourcoaxtoyour
equipmentfirstandthentotheSO239
(G),andensurethatitdoesnotcoilup
onitselfortouchtheelements.
RECOMMENDEDGUYING:Whenwind
exceeds10MPH,thebaseofthe
extendedmastinFshouldbeusedasa
tieoffpointfor3usersuppliedguy
ropes.
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