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CHA LEFS 8010 POTA and Field Activation Guide

CHA LEFS 8010 earns a place in a field kit only when its complete support, feed, safety, and recovery plan fit the activation.

Product Installation Guides CHA LEFS 8010 Reviewed 2026-07-14
Start with the operator’s decision: CHA LEFS 8010 earns a place in a field kit only when its complete support, feed, safety, and recovery plan fit the activation.

How this exact system works

Use the normal sloper with the Line Winder Assembly about 15–25 feet high for fast general-purpose operation, or support the wire horizontally at about 15 feet when regional/NVIS behavior is the goal. The 130-foot configuration may use either documented geometry.

The boundary that prevents mistakes

The guide lists 80 meters only with the extension; 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters are the other specified bands. Published limits are 500 W SSB, 250 W CW, and 150 W digital. Installed height and nearby objects can substantially change SWR.

Use this field sequence

Check site rules and weather, select the first band before raising the antenna, protect the public footprint, verify at low power, log the geometry, then recover and inspect every component before leaving.

Source boundary

CHA LEFS 8010 Operator’s Manual, updated 5/11/2022. The exact current product, components, band, feed, support, geometry, and operating limits control; physical fit does not establish compatibility.

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