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Review Summary For : Alpha Delta DX-CC
Reviews: 104MSRP: 119
Description:
82' No Trap 80 thru 10 Dipole.And it is great ALL bands. This includes 12, 17, and 30.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.alphadeltacom.com/
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151044.3
K5PO Rating: 2011-01-19
Pretty darn good Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I feel this antenna is a great option for those looking for multi-band performance with a coax-fed dipole, but have limited space.

I had great performance on 10 meter, 20 meters and 40 meters.

The compromised length allows for 75/80 meters QSOs, but the performance is, well, compromised.

I had trouble with mine tuning on 15 meters. It will not tune on 160 meters (wasn't designed to)

I bought mine used and it arrived in mint condition. I had in it trees for two years with no damage or maintenance necessary. I moved so I took it down, but it is still in great shape.
W0LD Rating: 2010-12-12
Less than expected! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I installed the antenna at the office to use on the amateur bands and as a SWL antenna. It has high SWR on all bands, performs sub-standard and generally is a disappoinment. For a multi-element dipole it's performance leaves a LOT to be desired.
WB7RYP Rating: 2010-06-08
Well made antenna Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I am on my second DX-CC having used one for more than ten years. Center is supported on a fiberglass push up mast at 38 feet. SWR at 3.90 is flat after some tweaking. Other bands required some tweaking to get or keep SWR below 2.1. Performance has been better than expected, if I can hear them I can work them. I work 20,40 and 75 daily with great results, according to band conditions. I would have given it a 5 rating but it does require some tweaking to get good SWR ratings.
I have limited space at my QTH and this antenna really fills the bill for me.
VE4VID Rating: 2010-06-03
Still doing fine Time Owned: more than 12 months.
First installed to a 48 foot Delhi tower in Winnipeg it moved with me to a 55+ retirement community East of Winnipeg. I can't honestly give it a 5 as I did have a more versatile wire antenna once until I donated it to a needy ham. The length is the reason I selected this antenna and I have not been disappointed.

About ten years of faithful service for me and even now located about 15 feet off the ground it still works, but not like the higher install. If you don't have room for a full length dipole this is a good alternative.
VA3VID Rating: 2010-02-20
great antenna Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I got this used last fall. It was stored in a box for a few years so I stretched it between 2 tress about 8' up. From there I did a quick check for SWR, then up between 2 trees about 45' up. With some fine adjustments I was seeing very low SWR's(1.2:1 to 1.1:1) on all the bands that I use. Very well made product.

Malen
KJ4AUR Rating: 2010-02-15
Worth it Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
This antenna is very well built and quality constructed. It performs well and after "trimming" less than 1.5:1 is achievable on much of the bands. 80 meters is a little narrow banded but this is to be expected.

I am using this antenna as a flattop dipole and previously as a horizontal vee (not inverted).

I receive good signal reports and can hear very well with a minimal noise floor. I would purchase this antenna again and doubt I could build it for much cheaper (including time).

The antenna is well packaged with everything you need except the feedline. From installing two of these I can offer an installation hint. Do not assemble the antenna laid out on the ground, instead unravel the 75/80 meter leg and try to hang it horizonal (drooping is ok) where you can still get to it. Walk one end to the other getting out the kinks and then work on the 20 meter element. Do the same for the 10. It'll get all the spacers perpendicular to the elements and you'll end up with a straighter setup than doing it on the ground and then raising it.

KF4DSS Rating: 2010-01-13
REAL GOOD Time Owned: more than 12 months.
THIS Antennas IS A EASY ALL ROUND AND WORKS GOOD BUT YOU RAL NEED A TUNER FOR IT TO BE WIDE BAND OR TRIM IT TO YOUR LIKES
K8OCN Rating: 2009-11-27
I'm Happy with mine Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I purchased one of these over a year ago and after I got over the sticker shock I was impressed how well is is made. I have had it up for over a year and even though I don't really have it up as high as it should be it has worked fine for me.

I have a dip in each band, Not the entire band but on 75-80 what can you expect? I think its shipped resonate in the low end of the band. What else can they do? If they had them tuned for the general end of the band on 80 their would not be enough wire to move it to the extra portion of the band if you wanted to use it there.

I did not find it that hard to tune it to where I wanted it. If your having trouble first CHECK THE FEEDLINE, if your using RG8x the connector is a lot of times the problem, Its easy to check with a vom do a few simple tests and have a ball for years.

The real test is would I buy another one? YES
WS2L Rating: 2009-11-27
Antenna review Time Owned: more than 12 months.
A good friend of mine gave me his DX-CC when he no longer needed it and at that time I was looking for an antenna. The antenna is fairly well constructed and had been exposed to several years of New England winters before I received. I set it up in an Inverted V configuration with the apex roughly 45'-50' above ground. The antenna received very well but there was not any band that the SWR was low enough for safe operating. Thus I had to use my internal antenna tuner on every band to tune it low enough to be in my comfort zone.

As stated previously the antenna was well designed but I thought I would get at least one band where I did not require to use the tuner.
W0STU Rating: 2009-11-03
Good experience. Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I've got the DX-CC in an inverted vee centered at 35' on a pvc pipe extending 1' above the top of a ponderosa pine. Ends down to about 12' and one side's wire running through some pine limb 'holes' that I selectively pruned through other smaller nearby ponderosas to avoid direct touching. Same side attaches to the garage facia and comes near the roof. So, not optimal and not a 'clear' installation as advised by A/D.

After plotting a set of SWR curves I 'trimmed' the 10m, 20m, and 80m wires by folding and twisting each back along itself and not cutting them. (Rented a one-man lift.) It took a couple of iterations, but I was able to get quite good curves on 20m and 40m, with troughs at/below 1.2:1 and most of each band below 2:1.

On 10m the 2:1 SWR bandwidth was narrower than I'd like, but the trough is down to 1.1:1 and easily tunable across the band except for the extreme low frequency end (>4.5:1).

The 15m band SWR remained high as expected per A/D information at 3:1 or greater and nearly flat.

The 80m band has a narrow 2:1 SWR bandwidth of about 65kHz, just as advertised, but troughs at 1.2:1 and is tunable across most of the general class frequencies where I chose to center its curve.

After the trims I've had terrific success with the antenna. I'm at 7600' in Colorado with downslopes all around, and I've had excellent signal reports (s=7+) with just 100W in Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Nova Scotia, and Alaska on 20m. I'm getting out all across the continental US on 40m (California to NY), and all over the western US on 80m even with the 1/8 wavelenth height for that band (Alberta to TX, CA to OH).

This antenna isn't perfect in the stealthy configuration I had to install it in, but it is doing everything I wanted it to do and more under the much less than optimal installation conditions. I am very pleased. And it's already withstood its first Colorado blizzard with no ill effects. Highly recommended for similar installations and small lot requirements.