HyEndFed Portable Ultra Light Mini - Field Test
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2018
- Join me as I examine the new HyEndFed Portable Ultra Light Mini antenna from HyEndCompany in Holland. I'll put it through its paces in an HF Portable setting.
Please visit the HyEndCompany website atwww.hyendcompany.nl/home#main 
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Thanks for going out in the cold again and for a great demo also. Favourite radio channel.👍☘️
Thank you very much! 🍻
Another wonderful video, Tracy, thanks! This looks like a heck of an antenna for backpacking. I'll definitely have to get myself one. Thanks also for the review and recommendation!
You're welcome, and thank you for your comments!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video review and for continuing to inspire us to get outside ! 73, Tim, M6IEH
You're welcome, Tim! Thank you for leaving a comment. 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Nice antenna and a well done review! I'll have to add one of these HyEndFedz to my field antenna collection. Also own and love an FT-897D. Thanks!
Gotta love the 897's! Thank you Gary.
A very good demonstration of the antenna and how it works in Conditions !!👍
Thank you!
As alway, this was a wonderfully informative video! I will be looking at the various products the HyEndFed has to offer as I begin to develop my portable setup. Thank you for your videos!
Thank you! Please note that HyEndFed has stopped offering their portable antennas, but even their non-portable ones are great for portable ops.
Just bought the 3-band version, cannot wait to test it. Thanks for the video and keep up the great job. 73
I think you are going to love the HyEndFed, Daniele! Thank you for your comment. 73 from VE3TWM.
Great work Tracey. you've inspired me, despite the weather here in Canberra Australia being similar to yours the other day, I will get out and operate portable today!! Cheers mate. ! 73 from VK1FCLU
Glad to hear that, have fun! 👍 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Thanks for the review! As always, very thorough and informative.
Thank you!
As always, an excellent review!
Thank you, Gerrard!
Great detailed review Tracy. I love my HyEndFed antennas. I use them at my home QTH and field operations as a vertical with their RF choke. They perform exceptionally well. They also make a great quality shortwave listening antenna. VK2ARI, 73s.
Thank you for sharing your experience! 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
You're welcome!
Neat setup for sure :)
Thanks for this review. I forgot Ron used to work for B&O. I still use my B&O S-45II speakers I bought back in 1979
You're welcome. Back in my audiophile days, I could not afford B&O but I sure loved the look of the stuff.
Tracy thank you for sharing this great video very nice antenna very much quality to it thank you so much my friend great seeing you doing videos you're awesome your best friend in Atlanta Georgia
Thank you, Joe! I hope you are doing well, my friend.
@@OutdoorsOnTheAir yeah Tracy doing well that wire you have where did you get it is it come from France or Germany where do you look it up I like to try that?
Love the videos! Thank you for putting these on. It’s always somewhat soothing listening to Canadians hihi. Best 73, hope to hear you on the bands some day. KE8EAS
Thank you! I'm looking forward to that contact. 73 from VE3TWM.
Nice video Tracy, I compared my 100w Ultralight back to back with my 66ft doublet, both at the same height, both running north/south. On all bands, the Hy-Endfed was 1 to 1.5 S points better, both on RX and TX. I carried out the tests over a number of days, with the end result being that the doublet came down, and was replaced with the 400W 4 band model. I've since worked my best DX to date on it! 73 from Lincoln, U.K, M0KED.
Thank you for sharing your very compelling personal experience, Andy!
Thanks for the nice report. 73 from north Italy.
Thank you and 73 from Canada!
Very cool antenna. I'll be sure to check out their site. Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by, Rick! Take care my friend.
GREAT JOB ON A COLD DAY
Thank you!
Excelente video y explicación Tracy, he visto varios de sus videos, son muy buenos, saludos desde Chile CA3TDM, 73.
Gracias, Mauricio! 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Tracy, I really appreciate you and all that you are doing. I'm going more portable with the kids these days, so I watch and get lots of tips on portable ops from you. We will be doing some POTA activations soon, so keep an eye out for us with the youth club call sign K1YAH. Also, if you don't have the Slack app, but are interested in keeping up with the parks on the air chat, you should download the slack app and type in parks on the air there's chat everyday and who is doing what where and lots of fun portable outdoor ham radio talk there.
73 de NX1Q
Good luck with your portable ops! Sounds like a lot of fun. I'd enjoy working your station.
Thank you for the heads up in regard to POTA Slack! I have requested permission to join the group.
73 from VE3TWM.
Thanks, Tracy for another informative video. Like the new graphics as well 😊. Always interesting and relevant; and yes, size and weight matter a lot especially that last mile of a SOTA activation on some of the more physically challenging summits. It is always desirable to have more room for other gear without having to sacrifice performance for weight... This looks like a nice unit! Have you tried the PackTenna yet? I think it uses similar 26awg. I've Made several DX contacts with it QRP and works great as well.
Thank you for your kind word, David! I appreciate that you've offered your own personal experience to add to the knowledge base.
I have not yet tried the PackTenna but I've heard good things about it, most recently from you. 72 my friend!
Hello Tracy de Arnold N2YDC, Luv your vids my Northern friend. I purchased the 4 Band Classic from Ron and I gotta say, you are correct in saying resonant on all the applicable bands of the antenna. Used it on a POTA activation in NYC and it was amazing. Something to be said about operating away from my apartment. Dropped my HF noise level by 5dbs. Keep up the vids and thank you for your reviews...Awesome...73 N2YDC After this vid I will order the Ultra Mini.....................
Hi Arnold, thank you for your comment! I predict you will really enjoy the Ultra Mini. 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Nice video Tracy!
Thank you, Anthony!
Thanks for a great video, I have recently upgraded to General and am interested in parks on the air. I have an Icom 718 currently, but I hope to get a Yaesu 857 to do POTA work with. I will definitely consider this antenna
Congratulations on getting your General, Jeff!
thanks, Micke Another fantastic video 73 from kb2uew
Interesting antenna. I wish you had shown how you hooked up the antenna from start to finish. How you anchored it. Was there an extra run of coax needed? How much? I have HOA so I need a nice "invisible" antenna.
I think this is the antenna I'll be ordering. B&O heritage is very cool. Thanks Tracy, 73. Dana, KH2BA
You're welcome, Dana! If you get this one, you'll really like it. Completely agree with your B&O comment. 73 from VE3TWM.
... as usual, great video Tracy. All things being equal me thinks the secret sauce that makes one antenna work better than others is the nature of the core material in the balun. Type 2, an iron core material has been shown to work significantly better and more efficiently on the high bands.. and is usable down to 40. On the other hand type 43 material, a ferrite material, covers a wider frequency range but is generally better on 80 and 40.. but works OK further up with reduced efficacy. It's the quality of work, attention to detail including proper Z matching ( is it 2500 ohms or 3500 ohms? 9:1, 49:1 or 64:1?), no wasted RF common mode issues, these are the things make or break these EFHW or UNUN antennas and what makes one design work a tad better than the others... especially when your using 20 watts as I am with my XEIGU G90.
Richard
VA7AA
Thank you for the very informative comment, Richard!
Hello Tracy, enjoyed the vid. Was licensed from the late 70`s, fell out of the hobby when other things in life took over. Now at 58 I am taking the exam @ my local club in a few weeks. I will be "forced" into portable only operation as it would be very impractical to operate from home. (Perhaps an indoor loop...idk). I look to operate only HF/CW w/perhaps some SSB. QRP unless I can figure out the power situation. Will eventually try to find a small used portable generator. Seems like it will be a whole new adventure. I was in Sask/Manitoba last fall visiting relatives...spent a couple days Riding Mountain National Park, several times I envisioned operating portable. I am inspired to resume a "hobby" I once enjoyed with a passion. Looking for all the ideas I can find. Have my on getting your rig, find them close to being a budget buster, but I hope to pull it off...if I can avoid a tuner initially w/this antenna, that would be a plus, as it seems the cost of my project are seeming endless...lol. Anway, thanks again Eh?
QTH: Madison, Wisconsin
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Bill! Good luck in your quest.
works great,i m from holland also 19RF013 11 meter call
Hi there Tracy. That antenna looks very neat and compact for back packing. I used some very light weight coax as part of the kit for the British Army A13 High power Man pack Tx-Rx while out in Malaysia in the 60's. Has far as I remember it had the mini PL259 plugs on. Sorry but I do not remember the coax type number. It was approx 1/8th inch diameter and the jacket was semi transparent. It was strong for its diameter and seemed to work ok with the A13 and H-P Amp on. the point is, it was a darn sight lighter than RG58 and took up a lot less packing space. If I can find further info on it, I will let you know. Although the A13 was soldier proofed, it did not work after it was dropped from 600 ft up coming in to land on a chopper pad. It was not me. It was our RSM who did not realise the weight of the radio and all my kit as I passed it to him Hi Hi. It nearly took him out with it. The RAF loading Sergeant caught him. I clime'd up to the cockpit as soon as we landed and asked the pilot to get a mesg. through to HQ for a new one. 73 de John - G0WXU.
Thank you for sharing your story, John! 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Thanks, Tracy, for the great review, and demonstration. K6DHP Dan
Thank you, Dan!
Thank you tracy, I'm in the process of making my own so will be interesting to see how it shapes up. 73 ZL1MY
Let me know how it works out! 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Looks like a great antenna....tks....73....will look into it
Thank you for your comment! 73 from VE3TWM.
Gotta love the workhorse FT 897..
Nice review. Thanks Tracy. 73
Thank you, Chris!
Another Great Video Tracy. Keep them coming. 73 Ricky KD4RFV
Thank you, Ricky! 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
nice antenna, worked with it. HighEndFed company ) has stopped producing this antenna untill further notice as you can read on their website. Don't know why
Hi Tracy! I’ve been watching this video and your review of the HyEndFed Portable Field Day antenna. I’d love to have 80m in my portable antenna but I think it’s just going to be too long - I would be more limited in where I would be able to set up portable. I think I will choose this 4 band antenna and make a resonant 80m wire for an inverted L with my 20’ fishing pole and see how that works. Setting up outdoors is the best! There’s so much less noise and, best of all, it’s outdoors! 😊. I’m fortunate here in southwestern BC that winter outdoor work isn’t cold; It’s unfortunate that winter outdoor work is dismal and rainy. Oh well, it’s still outdoors! Thanks very much! VA7SGY
Hi Bruce, nice to hear from you again! Oh to have winters like that...thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts. 73 from VE3TWM.
I liked mine so much I bought one of the regular 5-band ones for "permanent" install at home. While 80m tuning is a bit off (due to the coil sitting in a tree I think), every other band comes in a less than 1.5:1 - including bands that aren't supposed to be resonant. Well made piece of kit and worth the shipping cost to the US from EU. The ultra light is perfect for SOTA activations. 73 k6trq
Thank you for leaving your comment, Todd! 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Tracy, thank you for your great videos. I am in the process of building my kit and a HyEndFed antenna is next on my list. When you deploy, does it matter if the feed end is at the top or bottom of the slope? As I build my antenna ideas i have to consider my wife's rules for her garden in how I will be setting up the wire and my temporary station. Thank you for sharing you hobby with us.
Aside from being a bit more difficult to deploy, there is nothing wrong with feeding the endfed at the top end of a sloper. I've run antennas that way many times successfully.
@@OutdoorsOnTheAir Thank you for the reply. My plan is to mount from a deck off the back of my house sloping down into my yard. On a mast this will greatly increase the length I have to stretch the antenna. 73, KC1IAN
Hi, thanks for a great review. I am going to buy this antenna too, but failed to find the fiberglas pole on the web. You mentioned in the video, that they sell it too so I thought to save on the shipping.
Thank you! Looks like HyEnd Company don't sell the masts anymore. Google DX-Wire.
Great video Tracy. I am shopping around for a small light antenna to take with me to VK land in a couple months with my KX2 and this may just do the trick.
Can you tell me why you decided on the SMA connector on the box instead of a BNC?
Many Thanks. Chris VE3XKZ
Thank you Chris. Have fun in VK! The unit HyEnd Company sent me to test was the SMA. My preference would be the BNC, much easier to handle with cold hands :) 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Hi Tracy
Great video, do you know if these antenna masts can still be purchased ?
Couldn’t find them on the manufacturers website.
I’m also running a FT897, great rig.
Cheers
Wayne
Hi Wayne, DX-Wire sells them but you have to order from Germany. I think SOTAbeams also has a compact 30-footer.
Tracy, I have recently picked up a used FT-897D with 2 dead batteries. Do you have any recommendations on batteries for this radio? Thanks for the great antenna review. I like the idea of back packing as lite as possible. KD2IGC
Hi, congrats on your acquisition! The least expensive internal batteries I have seen are at amazon. They are a third party battery but get good reviews. I use only external SLA's and they work well for me. The SLAs are much less expensive and don't require the expensive charging contraption Yaesu sells for the internals.
Thanks!
You're welcome!
Nice review. I just purchased the same antenna from High End antennas. They have super great quality workmanship in their products. Was wondering how long of a coax line to you carry around with this antenna ?
Hi Steve, it all depends on the site I am working from. I typically carry 2 or 3 9' lengths of RG58U. I might not need them all, but I like to carry extra just in case I need the extra length or find that one has gone bad.
Thanks
HI Tracy, I have a question on these Antenna's you have been showing us "IF" I may. I would like to maybe get into Ham Radio and Try to learn it but, I'm 0ld and don't know that I can pass the test. I'm looking also at GMRS Radio's. My question is, will any of these antenna's work with these GMRS radio's? I don't know what Meter's work with what radio's. I would Appreciate ANY Info you can give me on this, PLEASE.
Thank you for your question. GMRS in the US and Canada is at 462 and 467 MHz. The antennas I use in my videos are for use below 30 MHz, so these one are not useful for GMRS.
I encourage you to try to get your ham radio license. It may not be as challenging as you think it is. Yet like anything worth having, it does take some work. There are multiple levels. Start at the bottom (least challenging) and upgrade later if you have the desire.
I hope this is helpful.
OTAA... pronounced oo-tah. That's actually a really nice antenna 📶
Hi Tracy, another good video, you looked cold there ! If you had the choice between BNC or SMA on this antenna which would you choose ? I was thinking the SMA would be tricky to deal with in the cold with gloves on ? 73 Sid MI5UTC
Hi Sid, thank you for watching! Given my large fingers, I am with you on the choice of cable connector. I'd go with BNC. 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Make sure you get the larger diameter wire for the HyEndFed. The smaller wire has a tendency to kink and break the outside wire coating.
Good tip, thank you!
What performance differences have you seen from their portable EFHW compared to their much larger more permanent EFHW like the HyEndFed 3? thx.
No performance difference at all (provided same length portable vs permanent), they both work well.
Trying my best Tracy, and should manage out very soon soon, Trig
Take care, Trig. Always nice to hear from you.
Do you have brand name of your 10 meters mast?or link?.looks very good ,thanks !
It's made by DX-Wire. They are out of Germany. Great product.
Nice review Tracy. I already own 2 Hyendfed antennas so you are preaching to the converted here :) Maybe CU on the band sometime. M0IKQ
Thank you, Paul! I am looking forward to that contact. 73 from VE3TWM.
I've just ordered a third :) Mono for 17m. Do you do data, Tracy? If you don't - you should. FT8 is a LOT of fun. 73.
Nice! Let me know how the 17m model works out for you. I hadn't really considered FT8, but now that you have asked me, maybe I will 🤔
I have an early version of this. Mine has a BNC connector - that in very windy conditions has occasionally un-twisted itself from engagement. (Wind speed that day was 30mph+) I'd rather it had the universal SO239 like some of the other models. Also mine has no strain relief in the radiating wire, so I've added it myself - occasionally the simple push-plug disengaged under the weight of the wire's sag between the two masts. I configure mine mostly with the matching box at the top of a short 17ft mast, the high end is usually near the top of a 12.5m mast from DX-Wire in Germany. (I think that Ron doesn't stock these masts any more, they're available direct from Peter at DX-Wire) Seems there's nobody in the UK with the wherewithal to start making these things. What happened to Brit entrepreneurship???
This antenna has always acquitted itself well - on Saturday past in extreme wind conditions we couldn't get the mast up so ran the antenna as a "grass wire laid across heath grass/bracken about 1.5-2ft high. Worked well enough given that we could only have been getting NVIS pathways...
Thank you for sharing your experience, Ian!
Great video, thanks! How's the antenna performing after two years? 73, K5CMO
Thank you for your comment! After multiple field deployments, I still consider this antenna a winner. 73 from VE3TWM.
Interesting video I went to the hyendfed site and find that the antennas are expensive compared to endfed antennas at sotabeam here in the UK which are a quarter of the price.
73's Alan in the UK.
Thank you for your comment, Alan. I jumped over to the SOTABEAM site and noticed their endfeds require a counterpoise. That's a different type of antenna than the HyEndFeds, but I do understand where you are coming from.
73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Sorry I didn't realise my mistake your endfed is extremely good.
73's Alan in the UK
anyone know whats the difference between this the mini vs the mk3?
Hi, could you please explain why this antenna doesnt neeed a ground or a counterpoise ?
I will go to another town in France (sorry for my poor english) in a house with a very little area and Im looking for an antenna that could fit and without a too bad efficiency.
Many thanks for your answer, cordially, Milos
Hi Milos, thank you for your question. The answer lies in the matching unit. In many endfed antenna of this type, a 49:1 matching transformer is used. There is a very active Facebook group that deals with endfed antennas. You can learn a lot from those guys.
@@OutdoorsOnTheAir Thx again what is the nam of the Facebook's group ? Sincerly yours, 73 - F4IIP
Hi again Tracy. I have just done a search on the net for A13 coax type. All I got was a photo of some for sale on E-bay. Doing another search got me onto HELUKCABLE.com. On there was a list of coax types and the one that I am sure was the type, was has I suspected 75 Ohm. This was typical of the Larkspur range of equipment in the 60's/70's. The type number was RG187. 2.5mm dia. outer.. It would cost an arm and a leg has it is silvered copper braid. The nearest 50 Ohm type appears to be RG174 which is standard copper braid as you will probably know. You may be lucky and find some at the right price there in Canada or in the USA. Sorry I can't be of more help. 73 de John- G0WXU.
Good information, thank you John!
thank you for sharing...great video and information...greetings from Austria... 73 oe6jmf
Thank you, Jorg! I hope people reading this check out your RUclips channel. 73 from VE3TWM in Canada!
ohhhh.. thank you soooo much my friend... also sub your channel a long time hahaha @@OutdoorsOnTheAir
Tracy, have you seen the new Hyendfed 8 band mini?
Not sure, I have the new Field Day antenna if that is what you are referring to. Video review coming soon.
@@OutdoorsOnTheAir I think it is the same.
hey tracy how much duty and exchange do u have to pay when ordering from these guys to canada
It all depends. It can be costly, but I have found I pay less when the goods are mailed as opposed to being shipped via courier.
Did you need the Tuner or is the SWR ok without ATU?
The tuner was not used 😀 the SWR was fine
@@OutdoorsOnTheAir Thank you Tracy for the info - in the next few days i will also install a end-fed-wire antenna on my area. Very good videos from you with a lot of useful tricks.......greets from south germany!
How much do these antennae cost? Very good contacts for 20 watts.
$145 USD for the 100 watt 4-band model. Check out the Hyend Company website for details.
@@OutdoorsOnTheAir Thanks, I will.
Tracy
Another nice video.
73
wd4dda
Thank you, Preston! 73 from VE3TWM.
Love your reviews Tracy.
vk3ae
Thank you!
if there is no difference In performance why still produce the larger one ..I'm thinking of getting the mini for my home as its smaller and it be a permanent install unless there some reason why the original larger would be better.
The smaller matching unit is not built to be exposed to the elements for a long period of time. The larger ones are.
Like the test and inpress no tune need love outside portable operater look to get one do you have a way to get one of this antena because i look to make portable activity 73 py1ax TONY 73
Hi Tony, thank you for leaving your comment. Go to the HyEndCompany website, they will take care of you. 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Thanks for share Tracy. 73 YV5EMG
You're welcome, Eugenio. 73 from VE3TWM
Tracy,
No balun/unun? You are meticulous so I'm wonder why not? Thanks for all you videos, clear explanations and help. best, j
Hi James, thank you for asking the question. The balun is in the matching unit :)
I really loves your videos my friend 😀 2W0EQQ
Thank you!
Any North American vendors for this?
Not that I am aware of.
I may try the antenna based on this video. However, made up phonetics drive me nuts.
I respect your opinion and in most cases share it. I switch to using Mexico as opposed to Mike when conditions are rough as they were on the day I shot the video. Other stations were having great difficulty with my call when I used Mike.
@@OutdoorsOnTheAir No worries. I really like your videos and since I'm getting ready to replace some antennas, I re-watched 3 or 4 of them this week, to get more ideas. I really do respect your work and hope you keep producing great, informative videos.
Thank you, Rob. That's my intention :)
YOU MIGHT WANT TO LEARN THE PHONETIC ALPHABET
You might want to learn to shut off the CAPS LOCK key. You don't see it on the video, but after the other station had trouble copying Mike, I switched to Mexico. 73.
I just order my HyEndFed today. .....so looking forward to getting it. I'm new to all of this ham radio stuff, but couldn't resist ordering this antenna.
Get ready to have some fun with your new HyEndFed! It's terrific.