DX Commander All Band Vertical HF Antenna Build & Review
The DX Commander is an All Band Vertical HF Antenna that covers 9 bands from 80m through to 6m. It is an economical and efficient way of getting on every HF band easily with a nice compact vertical antenna.
The antenna is basically a fan dipole, but rather than horizontal, it is vertical quarter wave elements in parallel on a common driven element base with short ground radials. Of particular interest in this design is the fold over on the 40m element, which acts as a 5/8th on 15m.
The antenna is a breeze to put together and in this video I show my build and review from Callum M0MCX – the DX Commander.
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The antenna used in this video is available here:
DX Commander YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DXCommander
Callum M0MCX’s Quick SWR Calculator:
Quick SWR Calculator for Vertical and Dipole Ham Radio Antennas
DX Commander Auto Tune courtesy of Sterling @N0SSC:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKtI6RB1a5-NqErRQIQzufg
⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
00:00 Introduction to the DX Commander ABV
01:20 What do you get in the box?
03:48 How does this antenna work?
05:05 « DX COMMANDER! »
08:02 Cutting the wire
11:27 Crimping the elements/radials
12:33 Placing the pole and attaching guys stays
16:42 How the antenna goes together
21:50 Adjusting the antenna to funky music
23:44 Time to raise the antenna!
25:12 SWR Tests
26:51 Summary
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