In plain language: The CHA MCC 2.0 is a tuned-vertical loading component, so its radial system, isolation, whip, support, and coil setting must be treated as one complete antenna.
Why this matters in a Chameleon system
The PRV 2.0 package includes the CHA SS INSULATOR and four 12.5-foot banana-plug wires. The SS17 is fully extended with MCC/PRV; the guide does not authorize substituting the SS25.
Build or diagnose it this way
- Install the documented SS58 or fully extended SS17 recipe.
- Connect all four 12.5-foot wires to the documented hub.
- Use the SS INSULATOR to separate artificial radials from unused conductive support or variable soil.
- Tune the installed antenna with an analyzer.
Wrong turns to avoid
- Using SS25 because its thread fits.
- Omitting the insulator because the spike touches soil.
- Substituting ring-terminal wires without a documented attachment path.
Source boundary
PRV 2.0 guide, MPAS READY Guide 250725, and owner corrections dated 2026-08-20. Product revisions can change supplied parts and limits; the current product guide controls.
