Hi matey, hope your well. Winter here in zl, but the classic pole is still out there giving me heaps of dx on 80,40 and 20m. My expedition is set up on 20m when I go bicycle mobile to the beach, works a dream, zl to eu and the states easy-as. Great poles , quick and easy to set up, cheers and best wishes from down under. Zl3xdj
@@DXCommanderHQ What's a collect em all pack cost? Should list this on the site for those that can't decide with more money than they need. No need choosing get Callum's collet em all pack and get a special 5 pound savings. Ha.
With the help of the DX Commander I built a home-brewed dxc classic using a mast I already owned …. 6m-40m without a tuner. It is an amazing antenna. Thanks Cal for all you have given to the hobby. 73.
Great video Cal - really useful! Still loving my classic , will still get your latest and greatest soon, just no time to build right now. I love the simple presentation approach no flipping powerpoint, just pen and paper! Mark, 2E0MSR
Hi Calum, great video those are excellent antennas and for me you're getting a lot of antenna for the pricing. As seeing the picture of one of your antennas at a HOA it virtually disappears that's awesome. Hopefully one day I can have one here at my house. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for sharing your video. WD5ENH Steve
Real interested in that would be "signature 10". Currently mowing around lines for my setup is an issue. One of yours that could survive free standing would have me on the list in short order. Be interested in a video update of the progress even if it's not market ready. We all like knowing what yer tinkering with.
Morning Cal. Hope you are well. Thanks for pointing out the various differences of your suite of antennas. Very interesting what you did with verticals. I am eyeing the model for HOA environment but with our exchange rate of over 20 to the pound 🙈 makes it impossible. I will keep eyeing!!
Great video Callum and great work you are doing. The expedition is my favourite. I have the classic pole I think, it's currently tired to my washing line pole with a efhw as a inverted V'ish. I bought off a guy who used with a hawkins viper. I just wanted the mast but that came with it. Hope to catch you on the air Motters M7TRS 73 👍🏻
I ordered one for the New Mexico house today. Sue, WA6IFV, loves hers. Under 1.6/1 SWR on all the advertised bands. 1.0/1 on 10 meter. Great antenna, I've been recommending it.
@@DXCommanderHQ Update. I have a black chopstick. Some fine enabled wire and some fishing braid for guyropes. Just need to work on the plates and a bit of field with a Callum in it ha ha.
Since playing with this for the first time with my hands and brian. I am thinking (its ok, being carefuling. Got safety squints on and my Mum on speed dial) Would the ground plate and driven plate be capacitive / Inductive altered if 90 dungarees opposed? I'm thinking two PacMan-shaped plates for a test. My Hippy mate has visited. so the experiment so far has gone up in smoke.
I can't wait to have enough saved to purchase your 12.4 meter 80m-10 meter antenna, or just go with the classic. My EFHW works good but a true vertical just might pull the rabbit out of the hat for me.
Good evening Cal, VO2AA here from Zone 2. Have been watching your channel for the past could of days. I am in Labrador, Northern Canada. We have winter here for many months and for example, temp this evening is -30C without wind! Looking towards the Classic. Thoughts? Do you ship to Canada? 73s keep up great work!!
I would like to see the new 9.5 Signature use a coil for 40, rather than the fold over. Personal preference, but I've never liked the look. My classic is being borrowed by a BBRC club mate, and I'm considering the 12.4 Signature for field days. I appreciate you Callum. John 2E0SVB.
Everyone, curious about the field portability of something like the Classic, which is attractive because of the number of bands at once, vs the expedition, which only gives 4? At one time. Signature 12.5 is a bit more than I was hoping to spend as I don't spend much time on 80m Location is the Pacific Northwest US, most of our seasons are rain. Typical deployment is a weekend of camping with the scouts, like the upcoming Jamboree on the Air, rain or rain or rain or shine. It'd be nice to not adjust the antenna (already have a wolf river coil, looking for a set it and forget it kind of any HF band antenna for a entire weekend of fun) Should I just get the expedition or is the classic (or something else) fairly well suited to POTA like temporary work
Honestly, either will work. Classic slightly more robust in terms of "accidents" however on the Expedition you get 4-elements and that will perfectly cover 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m and 10m. So you are not THAT restricted. Classic slightly more substantial and possibly easier to put up inverted L in favor of the 30m band. As we say in UK, it's horse-for-courses..! If you want to chat to others, ask around on the Discord server where many folks will have an opinion discord.io/dxcommander - good luck!
I'm looking for a vertical 20 M - 10M (6M??) 600w PEP??? (I'm not interested in 12M) I have a VEE wire antenna for 160-40 Meters.....this is the 2nd time that a Piece of S*** Hexbeam broke apart from a wind storm. $650USD all burned up.
Adrian.. Look at the Rapide. Ignore 30m if you don't need it and remove the last 2 sections of the telescopic pole (actually, invert the 2nd to last section and shove it back into the top of the pole to keep the upper spreader solid to connect the elements to. Shout if you need instrcutions on that... Use 4 elements and go 20, 17, 15 and 10. Or use up 6 elements and do 12, 11 and 10 as well.. ALternatively, leave it "as is" and get everything from 30m through 10. Best I can do. And may I say that I am sorry for your hardware losses..
@@DXCommanderHQ I sent an email. You're tallking like I already own one of your antennas. Looks like I buy a Rapide. The rest of your statement above is like a puzzle. I have no idea what you're talking about.
at the 2 minute mark.... the Radial Base Plate is on the Ground... Is there any way to elevate the radial plate up so that in the winter I can keep the base plate out of the crud ? This is the only reason I haven't purchased your verticals. I live in Wisconsin. We have like .50 meters of snow on the ground for 6 months. I don't want the radial plate RIGHT ON the ground, getting all cruddy with muck. Thanks for your time and great video :)
Yes of course! I do this on the 12.4m Signature.. Anything will raise it up. Ideally, a small tube of around inch and half (maybe 1 and 3/4) ssunk into the ground say 1 foot and include a simple hose clamp to stop the DX Commander from coming back to the ground. Perfect solution.
@@DXCommanderHQ Thank you for the the information. I am running 2 verticals. The HF9V and a ZeroFive Vertical that is like 60 feet tall. The HF9V is great because it's low swr, but it's a nightmare to tune. The Zerofive does everything moderately well, but I waste a LOT of power in the UNUN and the efficiency is a joke. I am running 60 radials. I love yours because it's no tune and I can operate on any part of the band. I have NEVER used the microphone on my Icom 7300. LOL. I can only get good efficiency on CW and digital. Maybe I can use the microphone with your antenna... ;) Greg
@@GreyGhost-r4z FWIW the ground plate of my Classic is elevated slightly using an inverted frying pan, sounds worse than it is. but keeps the grass back a few inches...
Martin, we do the parts. .. couple things to be aware of. a) feedback from other 18m Spiderbeam users was that the SB pole is (apparently) more twangy than DXC (in other words it probably looks more wobbly - I honestly can't compare, I don't have one) and also the ground plate that slips over our threaded base will be weird on yours.. You CAN leave yours just hanging around and lay it on round I suppose. HOWEVER although most of the bits fit, I didn't deign it with Spiderbeam in mind.. If you like, it's just lucky - so I can't guarantee anything.. Anyway, you can email Loki for a shipping quote. The plate set with SO239 is £125. Feel free to copy / paste this comment when you email Loki in dispatch: loki at dxcommander dot com.
Hi Calum. I am a huge fan and very close to placing an order however, can you give me anything to keep me holding off buying the awesome classic or do I hold out for the 9.5 signature. Any release date or further info??????? Love what you do and love the channel. Big fan. Kindest regards Shane VK6EIR
Question @DX Commander, I just got a rapide with the cheaper wire. Does that change in velocity factor effect cut point recommendations that are based on the dx 10??
I am getting ready to put together a nebula and the manual refers to a playlist on youtube and it is not working. I also searched for the nebula videos and I can't find them what's up?
Dear Mr Wizzard of amateur radio. Is there anything that I can do with a 10ft. "C-KU Band" antenna repurposed for amateur radio? Bernie KD2WBK (technician)
Which one! So from about $50 for the small one up to around $250 for the 18m.. Just drop us an email and we'll give you a price. New website coming soon but the m0mcx website is still open for purchases.
About 2-weeks away... It will have a fiberglass ground post (we already have them in stock) - I just need to build one now, write the guide and make the video..
Ok, I do not want a very tall antenna. Do not want to advertise from the street, and too close to power lines. How about an antenna system which is fed at the base, go up through the top, and are 1/2 to 1/4 wavelengths. Then each wire is terminated at the correct length with an insulator, and non metallic rope is used as supporting the central pole. Am I crazy? Have I been on Ham Radio 2.0 too long.
Hi cal,could I use thin sotabeams extremely thin wire (max150w) just for the 80m wire as its very light n thin so ideal for the L on 80m ?? But use the dx10 for the other elements?
Currently have a 160 inverted L on my Nebula and will use my Rapide for Field day for our club. Also have the DXC and an extra DXC pole. Do you sell the plates, bits and wire for making another DXC?
I'm still enjoying my 'Classic'. I wish I had a 20 metre high tree in my back yard so I could hide a Nebula antenna, but I'm sure that my sharp eyed neighbours will still see it. I'm looking forward to the 9.5 Signature antenna.
Do you know if I can put a Commander very near a large tree to hide it, as long as its straight up? Beautiful antenna but neighbors not appreciative....you said it could, just wondered if you'd ever put it near that big shade tree and texted SWR? de WO8USA
