TAK-tenna

TAK-tenna TM
Ham Radio's Newest High Frequency Antenna

Patent Pending

Electrical Half-wave Dipole Antenna

Permanent Installation Rotable Portable Stealth

30 inch boom!

Resonant with direct feed from your rig with 50 ohm coax

If you wish, resonant at your favorite frequency...or...
just plug into your OUTBOARD "antenna tuner"....NOTE: most INBOARD RIG/BUILT-IN "antenna tuners" do NOT have the impedance matching range capability to provide multiband operation!!

Power tested - at resonant frequency -
to 1000 CW watts key down for 30 seconds
and 1400 Watts PEP
...no heat sensed on antenna wire or coax feedpoint when touched by hand after power tesing

NO lossy matching components anyplace in system

10 to 14 dB signal increase in transmit with 90 degree rotation

Low SWR across resonant band

Sturdy and well built
Weighs only 5 pounds
Easy assembly - less than 90 minutes

TAK-tenna 40 Multi-Bander using 50 ohm coax at resonant frequency
direct ( no tuner ) from antenna to rig...
Bandwidth data
SWR HP Network Analyzer
-36 dB Loss Return HP Network Analyzer