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CHA LINK-D Configuration Guide: Portable DX Operation

For portable DX work, the LINK-D gives an operator resonant 40-, 30-, and 20-meter choices from one compact dipole set. The installation—not the product name—determines whether the pattern favors lower or higher takeoff angles.

Product Installation Guides CHA LINK-D Reviewed 2026-07-14
Start with the operating choice: For portable DX work, the LINK-D gives an operator resonant 40-, 30-, and 20-meter choices from one compact dipole set. The installation—not the product name—determines whether the pattern favors lower or higher takeoff angles.

How the documented system works

Use the greatest safe, practical center and end height the site can support, keep the wire away from terrain and conductive objects, and orient the broadside direction deliberately. Change bands by lowering and resetting both links.

The boundary that prevents mistakes

No portable height, compass bearing, or link state guarantees a contact. Propagation, terrain, polarization, losses, station power, and the other station remain outside the product guide’s promise.

Use this field sequence

Survey the site first, choose the desired broadside direction, build the selected band symmetrically, verify SWR at final height, log the geometry, and compare on-air results rather than changing several variables at once.

Source boundary

CHA LEFS 4010 User Guide 250609. The current guide for the exact LEFS 4010 End Assembly, dipole kit, band, and completed geometry controls. Similar connectors or wire lengths do not prove compatibility.

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