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The
Hentenna
The Japanese "miracle" wire*
Field report by OE9HRV
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*THE HENTENNA – THE JAPANESE 'MIRACLE' WIRE QST 1982 BY JF6DEA/KE1EO AND THE ARRL-ANTENNA- COMPENDIUM, VOL. 5
The Hentenna was developed by Japanese
hams in the 1970s
The first article in English was published IIIin the journal QST with the title:
The Hentenna - The Japanese 'Miracle' Wire*
Many resources are available on the IIIInternet for constructing the antenna for IIIthe amateur radio bands
Main features: 3 dBd gain, low radiation
angle, wide bandwidth
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*THE HENTENNA – THE JAPANESE 'MIRACLE' WIRE QST 1982 BY JF6DEA/KE1EO AND THE ARRL-ANTENNA- COMPENDIUM, VOL. 5
The Hentenna was developed by Japanese
hams in the 1970s
The first article in English was published IIIin the journal QST with the title:
The Hentenna - The Japanese 'Miracle' Wire*
Many resources are available on the IIIInternet for constructing the antenna for IIIthe amateur radio bands
Main features: 3 dBd gain, low radiation
angle, wide bandwidth
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*THE HENTENNA – THE JAPANESE 'MIRACLE' WIRE QST 1982 BY JF6DEA/KE1EO AND THE ARRL-ANTENNA- COMPENDIUM, VOL. 5
The Hentenna was developed by Japanese
hams in the 1970s
The first article in English was published IIIin the journal QST with the title:
The Hentenna - The Japanese 'Miracle' Wire*
Many resources are available on the IIIInternet for constructing the antenna for IIIthe amateur radio bands
Main features: 3 dBd gain, low radiation
angle, wide bandwidth
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*THE HENTENNA – THE JAPANESE 'MIRACLE' WIRE QST 1982 BY JF6DEA/KE1EO AND THE ARRL-ANTENNA- COMPENDIUM, VOL. 5
The Hentenna was developed by Japanese
hams in the 1970s
The first article in English was published IIIin the journal QST with the title:
The Hentenna - The Japanese 'Miracle' Wire*
Many resources are available on the IIIInternet for constructing the antenna for IIIthe amateur radio bands
Main features: 3 dBd gain, low radiation
angle, wide bandwidth
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Antenna layout
Dimensions:
Height (H) = 1/2 lambda
Width (W) = 1/6 lambda
Feedpoint (F) : 1/10 from
bottom element
about 60 Ohm +-
SWR 1:1.4
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Electrical propertiesAzimuth Elevation
Elevation angle is about13 degrees, radiation
is horizontally polarized,good for DXing!
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Example design for 28 MHzDimensions:Height (H) = 526 cmWidth (W) = 175 cmFeedpoint (F) : 120 cm
Materials:Three aluminum tubes(12 mm and 6 mm)Copper stranded wire (1.5 mm²)Telescopic mast (12m)
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My homebrew design
12 mm aluminium tubesassembly banana jacks
banana jackswith copper
stranded wire
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My homebrew design
Feedpoint(aluminum tubes 6 mm)
Mast attachment
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All components, ready to go
weight is 1.1 kg + fibreglass pole
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OE/VB-494The Hentenna in action
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Results for the 10m SOTA challenge
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Hentenna vs DipoleSimultaneous activation of two summits:
OE9HRV/P
on OE/VB-487
1537m ASL
10m Hentenna
KX3 and
amplifier
150 watts
HB9BIN/P
on HB/BE-102
1382m ASL
10m full-sized
rotary dipole
6m above ground
FT-857D
100 watts
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Result:
The Hentenna was as much as 3 S units IIIstronger compared to the dipole…
Jürg HB9BIN was only able to make IIIcontacts with 13 out of the 32 DX stations IIIwith hisIdipole. He couldn’t hear the IIIother 19 and they couldn’t hear him.
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The portable Hentenna is mechanically feasible up to the 15m band
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Hentenna: Pros and Cons + Outperforms all other
portable solutions+ is an excellent DX antenna+ needs very little space+ is easy to rebuild
. - only works Monoband
. - requires a long telescopic mast
I can recommend the Hentenna to everyone because working with it is a lot of fun!
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Hentenna: Pros and Cons + Outperforms all other
portable solutions+ Excellent DX antenna+ Needs very little space+ Easy to reassemble
. - only works Monoband
. - requires a long telescopic mast
I can recommend the Hentenna to everyone because working with it is a lot of fun!
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Hentenna: Pros and Cons + Outperforms all other
portable solutions+ Excellent DX antenna+ Needs very little space+ Easy to reassemble
. - Monoband only
. - Requires a long telescopic mast
I can recommend the Hentenna to everyone because working with it is a lot of fun!
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Hentenna: Pros and Cons + Outperforms all other
portable solutions+ Excellent DX antenna+ Needs very little space+ Easy to reassemble
. - Monoband only
. - Requires a long telescopic mast
I strongly recommend the Hentenna because working with it is lots of fun!
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Thank you for your attention