Vortex Super J-Pole Antenna -
VHF 70Mhz (4m band) Amateur

A Super J-Pole Antenna for the 4m (70Mhz) Amateur band. Click on the images for more product details and for the electrical and mechanical properties of the antenna.

£145.00 — £230.00

Product Code – 70-SUPERJPOLE

A Super J-Pole Antenna for the *70Mhz (4m) Amateur band.
The Vortex ‘Super J-Pole’ Antenna consists of a five eighth wave vertical radiator, a half wave tuning section and a half wave top section. At the base, a quarter wave matching stub forms the classic ‘J Shape’. The addition of the extra half wave top section boosts the gain over a standard J-Pole. The Super J-Pole has an added advantage that tuning can be varied over a fairly wide frequency range by moving the feed-point location up or down. This also gives the user finer control over the impedance and match. The antenna is end fed and has an omni-directional radiation pattern and requires no ground plane or radials. From our modelling we can also observe that the antenna has a nice low angle of radiation, typically 8 degrees when mounted at 4m in height. This angle reduces further the higher the antenna is mounted. A typical installation with the antenna at 8 meters above ground sees the angle reduce to 5 degrees and the gain increases to 7.29dbi when ground reflections are added.

J-Poles should include a 1 to 1 ‘Choke Balun’ close to the feedpoint, which prevents feedline radiation. A simple and cost effective solution is to wind a small length of coaxial cable around a former. Vortex can also supply this if required in commercial grade ®Westflex 103 Coaxial Cable .
A Vortex Antenna Systems premium ‘Ferrite Core 3kw Choke Balun’ (Sealed to IP67 rating) is also available as an optional extra.

No Knowledge of Antennas? Our 70Mhz antenna is pre-tuned from the factory and all set-up measurements are included. However the system is fully adjustable should the user require to finely tune the system for their own requirements. We include a full set-up instruction sheet with each antenna.

All Vortex Antenna Systems Super J-Poles use heavy duty components and hardware including M10 stainless hardware, heavy duty Stauff polyamide and aluminium clamps as also used in our lower frequency base antennas. The main element section of this antenna is 5 sections of genuine VORTEX 6082-T6 or **AA6082-T6 Aluminium each section telescoping into its counterpart. We use 16mm tube for the adjacent matching section. The feed from the SO239 socket is twin 6mm 762 strand
low-loss oxygen free copper flex to minimise losses. The half wave tuning section is supported with 2mm Mastrant professional synthetic guying line and marine grade (316) stainless fittings.

See info below for mechanical and electrical details
* 2 to 1 Bandwidth 1.5MHz
**When available

Band:

70Mhz (4m Amateur Frequencies)

Element Material:

6082T6 or *AA6082T6 Aluminium Tube (VORTEX)

Gain:

Freespace 4.15dbi. Typical over 6.1dbi when mounted 4m above ground

Matching:

None – Direct Twin Line to Feedpoint. Twin Line is positioned for best match

Feed:

Via SO239 Socket

Hardware:

All stainless steel hardware

Element Clamps:

Heavy Duty Polyamide and Aluminium

Antenna Weight:

5kg

SO239 to Antenna Feed:

6mm 762 Strand Oxygen Free Multistanded Copper Twin Conductors

Mounting Plate:

6.35mm 6082-T6 Aluminium Plate and kit to mount antenna to 2 or 2.5 inch mast

Height:

4.8m

Power Rating:

2kw