Included
- Matching transformer
- Selected antenna wire
- Isolation ring, carabiner, line winder, and transformer eyebolt
HF end-fed broadband wire antenna
A simple, rugged way to put a useful broadband HF wire in the air without starting with a complicated antenna system.
Built for a real operating goal
Choose the wire length that fits your property, pack, and operating goals
CHA BASIC Limited Edition gives new and experienced operators a straightforward end-fed HF antenna that can move from the backyard to a field station without changing the basic deployment method.
Choose 30 feet when space and pack size come first, 60 feet for a versatile portable or restricted-property installation, or 130 feet when lower-band reach and a larger site matter. Raise it as a sloper, horizontal wire, inverted V, inverted L, or low horizontal NVIS antenna, add the guide-defined RF return, and use a suitable wide-range tuner.
- FrequencyBLE 30: 3.5–54 MHz; BLE 60 and 130: 1.8–54 MHz
- Lengths30, 60, or 130 ft
- TuningWide-range antenna tuner required
- Power200 W SSB, 100 W CW, 50 W other modes, ICAS
Picture the setup before you buy
See how this antenna works in the field
This official installation reference makes the antenna’s footprint, component order, and deployment style easier to understand at a glance.
Complete product reference
Key specifications
- Frequency
- BLE 30: 3.5–54 MHz; BLE 60 and 130: 1.8–54 MHz
- Lengths
- 30, 60, or 130 ft
- Tuning
- Wide-range antenna tuner required
- Power
- 200 W SSB, 100 W CW, 50 W other modes, ICAS
- Typical SWR
- 3.5:1 or less; configuration and site dependent
- RF connection
- SO-239
Know the complete setup before you transmit
Included equipment and documented configurations
Documented configurations
- End-fed sloper
- Horizontal end-fed wire
- Inverted-V
- Inverted-L
- Low horizontal NVIS deployment
Configuration boundary: Use a 25–50 ft counterpoise when practical. If none is installed, use 25–50 ft of coax so the shield provides the guide-defined return path. Verify the installed antenna before transmitting.
Coverage & Pattern
See the reviewed 2D and interactive 3D patterns
Use only a model that matches this exact antenna configuration, band, height, ground, feed, and RF return. The normalized simulations do not establish installed SWR, efficiency, realized gain, range, tuning, loss, or field performance.
