DX Commander All Band Vertical HF Antenna Build & Review

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The DX Commander is an All Band Vertical HF Antenna that covers 9 bands from 80m through to 6m. It is an economical and efficient way of getting on every HF band easily with a nice compact vertical antenna.

The antenna is basically a fan dipole, but rather than horizontal, it is vertical quarter wave elements in parallel on a common driven element base with short ground radials. Of particular interest in this design is the fold over on the 40m element, which acts as a 5/8th on 15m.

The antenna is a breeze to put together and in this video I show my build and review from Callum M0MCX - the DX Commander.

Buy DX Commander products here. If you do, please give a shout out to this channel when ordering from Callum:
https://www.m0mcx.co.uk/

The antenna used in this video is available here:
https://www.m0mcx.co.uk/store/products/multi-band-80m-6m-hf-antenna-p-ale-compliant-antenna-survival-prep-sota-kit/

DX Commander YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DXCommander

Callum M0MCX's Quick SWR Calculator:
https://www.m0mcx.co.uk/quick-swr-calculator-for-vertical-and-dipole-ham-radio-antennas/

DX Commander Auto Tune courtesy of Sterling @N0SSC:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKtI6RB1a5-NqErRQIQzufg

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
00:00 DX Commander All Band Vertical HF Antenna Build & Review
00:40 Introduction to the DX Commander ABV
02:00 What do you get in the box?
04:29 How does this antenna work?
05:45 "DX COMMANDER!"
08:42 Cutting the wire
12:07 Crimping the elements/radials
13:13 Placing the pole and attaching guys stays
17:22 How the antenna goes together
22:30 Adjusting the antenna to funky music
24:24 Time to raise the antenna!
25:52 SWR Tests
27:31 Summary

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Baofeng UV-5R: 
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📶--Antennas--📶
DX Commander ABV (HF): 
https://www.m0mcx.co.uk/store/products/
Diamond V-2000 vertical (6m/2m/70cm): 
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Diamond X-50 (2m/70cm): 
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--Test Equipment--
MFJ-259 SWR Analyzer: 
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Windcamp Icom IC-705 Bracket: 
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Yaesu G-1000DXA rotator: 
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Tigertronics Signalink USB:
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BG7TBL GPSDO module:
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📷--Camera/Studio Gear--📷
Canon M50 w/15-45mm: 
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Blue Yeti Microphone: 
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DX Commander All Band Vertical HF Antenna Build & Review