HPD (High Performance Dipole) wire set for CHA TD 2.0 · Wire Antennas
A wire radiator or wire antenna system for documented horizontal, sloping, inverted-V, inverted-L, dipole, or NVIS use.
Why operators make room for it
CHA HPD (High Performance Dipole) wire set for CHA TD 2.0: add the radiator or return path the documented system calls for
The two primary antenna configurations described in the User Guide are the Terminated Sloping “V” / Inverted “V” and the Terminated Sloping Wire configurations, but the Tactical Dipole ( TD) 2.0 is a modularly designed wire antenna system. This modular design enables the Tactical Dipole ( TD) 2.0 to be configured into more than a dozen and a half operationally useful antenna configurations using existing components and the optional High-Performance Dipole ( HPD ) Wire Kit . Employing the optional High-Performance Dipole ( HPD ) Wire Kit as either antenna or counterpoise wires will also increase the gain, see figure gain graph above. Based upon the antenna model, simply using the High-Performance Dipole ( HPD ) Wire Kit in place of the standard counterpoise wires increases the gain below 14 MHz an average of 2.6 dB , while still making the antenna easy to deploy, since the counterpose wires may be ran in any convenient direction and do not have to be straight.
Quick product reference
Key Specifications
- Product type
- Wire Antennas
- Primary role
- A wire radiator or wire antenna system for documented horizontal, sloping, inverted-V, inverted-L, dipole, or NVIS use.
- Published package contents
- 108' Tinned Copper KEVLAR PTFE (Teflon) (-70°C to 150°C) wires
- Deployment role
- Documented wire-antenna configuration
- Support requirement
- Height, insulation, load, and guying depend on the completed deployment
- Antenna topology
- Use only the documented wire geometry and feedpoint arrangement for this product
- Support planning
- Verify required height, span, insulation, load, terrain, and guying for the selected geometry
- Tuner requirement
- Product- and band-specific; follow the assigned guide
Operator decision support
Plan the complete setup
See what this product is best suited for, what the documented setup needs, and the boundaries to confirm before deployment.
- Best for
A field site may offer height, distance, or concealment—but rarely all three in exactly the right places.
- What’s included
108' Tinned Copper KEVLAR PTFE (Teflon) (-70°C to 150°C) wires
- What else you need
Verify required height, span, insulation, load, terrain, and guying for the selected geometry
What an operator can do
- Select a documented horizontal, sloping, inverted-V, inverted-L, dipole, or NVIS arrangement.
- Raise the wire with a support that satisfies the antenna guide's height, load, insulation, and guying limits.
- Keep balanced dipole configurations symmetrical and do not add radial or counterpoise accessories unless the guide explicitly requires them.
Complete product details
RELATED PRODUCT: Tactical Dipole (TD) 2.0
Employing the optional High-Performance Dipole (HPD) Wire Kit as either antenna or counterpoise wires will also increase the gain, see figure gain graph above. Based upon the antenna model, simply using the High-Performance Dipole (HPD) Wire Kit in place of the standard counterpoise wires increases the gain below 14 MHz an average of 2.6 dB, while still making the antenna easy to deploy, since the counterpose wires may be ran in any convenient direction and do not have to be straight.
All variations of the Sloping “V” / Inverted “V” antenna can also be installed without the terminated resistors. This can improve the performance of the antenna but may require the use of a tuner on most bands.
Modular Antenna Configurations
The two primary antenna configurations described in the User Guide are the Terminated Sloping “V” / Inverted “V” and the Terminated Sloping Wire configurations, but the Tactical Dipole (TD) 2.0 is a modularly designed wire antenna system. This modular design enables the Tactical Dipole (TD) 2.0 to be configured into more than a dozen and a half operationally useful antenna configurations using existing components and the optional High-Performance Dipole (HPD) Wire Kit. The Tactical Dipole Modular Antenna Configurations table above shows other modular antenna configurations and variations not previously described. Refer to the installation procedures for the Sloping “V” / Inverted “V” or Sloping Wire Antennas for Tactical Dipole (TD) 2.0 component connection details.
The antenna system consists of:
2 X 108' Tinned Copper KEVLAR PTFE (Teflon) (-70°C to 150°C) wires
RELATED PRODUCT: CHA TD 2.0
