Last month, Dave and I demonstrated the elevated linked radial system he designed for his portable vertical antenna. Since then, I have received many inquiries on how to build one yourself. But little did we know that such an antenna already exists, and it is superior to Dave’s design. Today I am going to take you through making the POTA Performer antenna.
The POTA Performer or Portable Elevated Resonant antenna is a vertical antenna for 40 through 6 meters sitting on an elevated tripod or support with feed point about five feet off the ground and two elevated tuned radials. It’s billed as a fantastic portable antenna, easy to pack, fast to deploy, very effective and highly efficient. And after using this antenna extensively for the last week, I can attest to these claims.
To make your own POTA PERformer antenna, contact Greg for the plans here: https://www.qrz.com/db/KJ6ER
POTA PERformer 40M-6M quarterwave – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwSbXXeovjJdT8ijpOi-9FYR–nNsxgD/view
An Experimental Look at Ground Systems for HF Verticals: https://rudys.typepad.com/files/qst-march-2010-ground-systems.pdf
Jaw Mount Antenna Clamp: https://amzn.to/3VL5Ir6
SO-239 stud mount for jaw clamp: https://amzn.to/3VT1KwG
MFJ MFJ-915 RF Isolator: https://amzn.to/45USkWk
Chameleon SS17 Stainless Steel Whip: https://chameleonantenna.com/shop-here/ols/products/cha-ss17
Tripod: Bogen (Mafrotto) 3001, no longer produced
BNTechgo 20 gauge silcone wire, 250 feet: https://amzn.to/4dCwmKJ
Mueller Electric Automotive Clip, 0.5In, 10A – BU-48B: https://amzn.to/3T6sido
Fi-Shock 4 ft. Step-In Fence Post: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/american-farmworks-4-ft-black-step-in-fence-post
As a bonus, patrons can view the unedited phone contacts for this POTA activation. Visit my page on Patreon for details: https://www.patreon.com/kb9vbrantennas
I do return QSL, if you made a contact with me and would like a QSL, please send me one. Return postage not necessary, but always appreciated. As they say, KB9VBR is ‘good in the book.
Graphical contact map provided by: https://www.qsomap.com/
Thank you for your support.
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00:00:00 POTA PERformer Antenna
00:02:28 What is the POTA PERformer
00:06:52 Building the elevated counterpoises
00:15:12 Setting up the antenna
00:16:10 On Air Test
00:19:58 Using the antenna on 40 meters
00:23:13 My thoughts on the POTA PERformer
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