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Category: Antennas: HF: Verticals; Wire; Loop

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Review Summary For : Alpha Delta DX-DD
Reviews: 23MSRP: 89.95
Description:
40/80 meter shortened dipole (82')
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.alphadeltacom.com/
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
00234.6
KF2WL Rating: 2008-04-08
Good Antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After having wind destroy my 135 ft inverted vee I put this antenna up in a different location about 35 feet above ground. It works as I was hoping it to work. However I did as previous reviewers did and ran 450 ohm line instead of coax. To a 4:1 balun to rg-8x at 8 foot into the shack.

In this setup it receives better than my end fed half wave. It actually has SWR under 1.5:1 on 15M & 10M before tuning. So after the "mod" I am very happy and the antenna covers all of 75M now.
IW1QN Rating: 2008-01-09
Works Very Well Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I use the DX-DD Model from 6 Months.
I set up the Dipole like Inverted V and the Highest point is at 7meter of my roof.
I Haven' t another solution and there is not another space on my roof.
The Dipole works very well in DX and I Obtain good results.
I have 1,5:1 SWR on 40m and in 80M the resonance is very little, but I know that the Dipole work better if I can setup the Dipole in better condition.
Form me the Rating is 5/5 because I work without problem good DX in 40 like VK,ZL, and many other.
The Signal from USA are vesry strong.
Good Antenna.
W5ZZG Rating: 2003-09-17
works great Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
So far, this antenna is working great. I have had this antenna about a week and I would give it a 4 or a 5. I plan on buying another one and giving it to a friend..

I needed an antenna for 40/80 that I could put up about 20' and still keep the antenna inside the boundries of my small back yard. The first time I put this antenna up it didn't work so well as I attached it directly to a tree. (the SWR was very high) And then, as per the instructions, I made an arm to hold the center of the antenna 18" away from the tree and Viola! Now the SWR is between 1.1 and 1.5 on both bands.(see stand off - http://newwaverly.net/stand%20off.htm )

So far, I can work any station that I can hear and I seem to be able to hear pretty good...