HF VHF UHF HexTenna Deluxe
$600.00
Portable antenna for 2-40M 220/440MHz and tripod
MODEL: HexTenna Deluxe
This portable HF VHF UHF antenna comes with a heavy-duty surveyor tripod, which supports this resonant and legal limit rigid portable Dipole & Vertical antenna, covers 2 to 40 meters plus 220MHz & 440MHz.
Specifications
- Power: Full legal limit
- RF Connection: SO-239
- Frequency: 2 – 40 Meters, plus 220MHz, & 440MHz
- 80 ounces is the maximum weight when deployed as a dipole
- Packable at a size of 24 x 4 1/2 inches
- Environmental operating parameters: -15 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit and winds up to 35 Mph when guyed, otherwise 15 Mph.
Included
- 2 – 5.41 meter (17′ 9″) telescopic stainless-steel whips (with “Alpha Antenna” laser engraved)
- 1 – HexTenna hub
- 2 – 30/40 meter wire clip-on 18′ elements (one set)
- 1 – 31 foot counterpoise for use on 12-20 meters
- Please note that Counterpoise are highly efficient tuned elements that are deployed at resonant lengths by rolling out the coil of wire.
- 1 – HD Surveyor Tripod
Deployment
For temporary outdoor use, deployment can be achieved using the included Top of Mast Mount, which can be affixed to any sized pipe between 1 to 1 1/4 inch outside diameter. It is recommended that you ALWAYS guy this system. For guying options see the Mast Guying Adapter to stabilizes deployments.
NOTE – There is no upgrade path to the HexTenna Yagi, as it has a different design, and the hubs are physically mounted on the boom.
Analysis
Download the Scans for the AntScope application: Download Scans here
| DIPOLE CONFIGURATION | VERTICAL CONFIGURATION | |||
| Band | SWR | Band | SWR | |
| 2 Meters | 1.01:1 | 440 MHz | 1.39:1 | |
| 6 Meters | 1.2:1 | 220 MHz | 1.1:1 | |
| 10 Meters | 1.15:1 | 10 Meters | 1.65:1 | |
| 12 Meters | 1.6:1 | 12 Meters | 1.23:1 | |
| 15 Meters | 1.43:1 | 15 Meters | 1.29:1 | |
| 17 Meters | 1.49:1 | 17 Meters | 1.49:1 | |
| 20 Meters | 1.48:1 | 20 Meters | 1.38:1 | |
| 40 Meters | 1.65:1 | – | – | |
More Information
The whips for the HexTenna Deluxe are telescopic, so as to enable you to adjust them for the band you are using. These whips are angled to change the naturally occurring 72-ohm dipole component to 50 ohms. This is not a ‘no tune all-band antenna’. For example, when deployed for 20 meters, it has two self-supporting telescopic whips that have a total deployed length of about 34 feet. The resonance is naturally occurring as you adjust the whips for the band you would like to operate on. Furthermore, when deployed on 40 meters, then this antenna becomes an M-Dipole that is 35 feet 9 inches on each side.
Options
AutoMatch: The AutoMatch enables a tuner to provide you with touch free matching from 10 through 80 meters and has a power rating of 250W PEP SSB, 125W CW, and 25W Digital.
Videos
Run over and beaten! Will the HexTenna survive?
5 feet vs 20 feet, results in 1/2 an S-Unit is the difference when mounting the HexTenna.
Is the whip really 17 feet 9 inches long?
Here is a quick fix when your whip gets stuck.
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| Weight | 240 oz |
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Q & A
5 feet is the minimum optimum height for mounting this above ground and optimum height is 1/4 wavelength. The difference between 5 feet and 20 feet was 1/2 an S-Unit per https://youtu.be/8EbLeiUxJuM
No. The physical differences of the HexTenna Yagi Hubs are very different than those of the HexTenna, making a conversion impractical.
The Yagi hubs are also built to be mounted on a boom, which the HexTenna hub is not well suited for. Specifically, because they would spin on the hub when against the wind.
Additionally, even the 2 hubs used on the Yagi are built differently from one another. Where one of the hubs is built to be a driven element and the other is built to be a reflector element.
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The HexTenna is a fantastic portable antenna. Extremely easy to set-up. The tripod is easy to adjust with ex-large clamp handles and sturdy. The whips are also sturdy and adjustable. A fellow operator and friend (KE8VQF) made a cheat sheet using Alpha Antenna measurements for the total length of the whips and I use that cheat sheet for faster set-up plus the swr is way low. Yep it is a great antenna and believe it or not the customer service even better. Have questions, you get answers quickly. Have a problem, it gets solved. The antenna maybe a little pricey but the customer service makes up for any additional costs associated with the Hextenna. Would I buy another one? You bet I would, it is that good and just so easy for doing POTA.
I thought it was a bit expensive at first, but after talking to Steve, I figured I’d give Alpha Antennas a chance. I bought the HexTenna with their tripod. It literally took five minutes to get setup, SWR 1.12 to 1 on 20 Meters, and on the air with contacts on both coasts, as well as places North and places South of St. Louis. Some of the videos, actually most of them, do not do the product justice. I am a fan. The thing I found is the quality is there. I will say the whips are the most expensive on the Ham market, but comparing them side by side to the others I have, these are going to last and they are actually 213” so their uses are very flexible for vertical and dipole configurations. I will be buying a couple more to replace my other ones. You get what you pay for or you pay for what you get! 73.
This antenna far surpasses my expectations. It is well-made and allows DX QSL’s and NVIS with little adjustment. I could not be more pleased.
Prompt service. Valuable advice. Quick replacement of faulty part damaged during shipping.
Absolutely excellent experience with the entire process from the website to buying and promptly receiving the Hextenna. I had a question when setting up the antenna and called the company. Steve personally answered the phone and knew exactly how to address
my issue ( which was a misunderstanding on my part ) and said that he would make a video for the website to prevent others from having the same question. He made the short informative video then and there and sent me a copy within minutes.
I have been using the antenna for several weeks now in the 20 meter dipole configuration —-it sits outside in the snow and ice and cold of the Vermont winter and it performs beautifully whether I’m having QSOs around the U.S. or chasing DX with excellent reception and great signal reports.
The quality of the Alpha product is superb as is the quality of their customer support.
Bill Segel
N1DNN