CHA Quad One - Dipole Center

The Chameleon "Quad One" is a centre section for two dipoles built from mobile radiators for shortwave.

The "Quad One" centre section consists of a solid aluminium box in which four 3/8" sockets and a PL socket are built in. Two "Hamstick" (aka "C-Whip") radiators can be inserted into two opposite 3/8" sockets (not included). This way you get a double dipole for two bands, which is very light and easy to set up. The "C-Whip" radiators are each approx. 2.6m long, so the resulting dipole has a length of approx. 5.2m. The adjustment is done by changing the length of the radiators.

The connection on the box is a PL socket to which a coaxial cable can be connected directly. A tuner is usually not necessary because the antennas are tuned exactly to the operating frequency. The bandwidth is of course limited, depending on the band, as is the case with all strongly shortened antennas. The scope of delivery includes a mast clamp for mast diameters from 19 to approx. 44 mm. It is mounted on the top of the mast.

Note:
To set up a dipole, two radiators of the same band are required.