The HOA Buster transforms your gutters into a large HF Antenna that also works on UHF. Easily installation provides tuner free operations from 10 to 80 Meters and 440 & 900 MHz.
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Specifications
Frequency: 10M to 80M (29.7MHz to 3.5MHz) + 440 & 900 MHz
Max Power (Watts): 250 PEP SSB, 125 CW, or 25 watts for digital modes.
RF Connection: SO-239
Included
- 1 HOA Matching network,
- 1 Spike Mount, and
- 1 Eight-foot jumper wire;
Note that the jumper wire can be made shorter or longer upon request. The jumper wire should not be shorter than 18 inches or longer than 20 feet so that it does not sag and touch the ground. Just enter a note in the Comment field when you CHECK OUT for the length you want.
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Deployment
- Push the included Mounting Spike into the ground,
- Install the included jumper wire by fully extending it between the HOA Buster Match and downspout, so that it does not touch the ground. Then simply use the included clip at the end of the jumper wire to secure it into place,
- Then attach any length of coax to the connector on the bottom of the AutoMatch and run your coax to your equipment.
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HOA Buster Installation
More Information
CLICK HERE for more information and FAQs, including how to test what happens when multiple gutters are connected.
Never Loosen any of the Bolts, Washers, Nuts, or Caps on the HOA Buster’s match. Otherwise, you’ll need an impact wrench to tighten them.
Options
An optional 60-foot end-fed HF antenna element activates 10 through 80 Meters and is used instead of a gutter. This is very useful if you are deployed on a beach, mountain, or in a park. MORE INFORMATION
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I really bought this antenna system on a whim, just to see what it would do. I expected a very compromised antenna at best. It took about half an hour to attach at the rear balcony of my two-story rental in North Park, a neighborhood of San Diego, CA.
Because the property abuts a canyon, it falls away at the back yard and the vertical downspout I used as the radiator is 23 feet long. I connected it at the top rather than the bottom, because I have several feet of galvanized steel railing to use as a counter poise wrapping around my balcony.
Well, it tuned at about 2.25 to 1 SWR on both 40 and 20 meters using the internal tuner only in my ICOM 7600.
The results were unbelievably good. In the first 48 hours I easily worked all the western states on 40 meter CW. On the third day, I tried 20 meters CW, and worked Jakarta, Indonesia and the Kingdom of Brunei. All of this with 100 watts.
I hate to admit it, but this antenna system easily out performs the end fed deployed diagonally across the roof which cost me about seven times as much as my HOA Buster. I can only speak for my location and deployment design, but I repeat, this antenna is no joke.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact W6NDE via my QRZ page.
73,
Bruce V
I am BAFFLED!!!!! This antenna rocks. I was skeptical, but I’m a true believer now.
Works well. I was pleasantly surprised by how well this works
Well built, fairly priced, well packaged, and promptly shipped. When I had questions about the best way to deploy this antenna, the owner, himself, called to answer my questions and discuss options. It’s nice to deal with a company committed to create quality products and loyal customers.
It was a gift for my husband, KK1SS, who raves about it.