JPC-12 HF Antennas for Ham Radio with Slide Regulator 7MHz-50MHz All Band Hf Vertical Antenna 40m-6m 8 Bands PAC-12 Antenna
Antenna performance parameters:
1. Carrying weight is about 1.4Kg
2. The length of the contraction is about 34.5cm, and the length of the erection is about 410cm.
3. Frequency: can work in 8 bands of 40.30.20.17.15.12.10.6 meters (7Mhz-50Mhz)
4. Impedance: 50Ω
5. Carrying power: 100W
6. Standing wave: 40m band SWR<1.3, other bands can be adjusted to 1.1
Packing List:
1. One aluminum alloy base (anodized to black)
2. Multi-band additive coil (40m – 10m, material: nylon, Note: Adding coil for mold opening and making non-manufacturing)
3. One ground anchor, size 10×240mm (not plated to maintain good grounding)
4. Alumina tubes 4 (black), size 19 × 320mm (anode sandblasting oxidation)
5. Top 2.5 m stainless steel rod antenna 1 (customized thickened)
6. One network of 10 strands of ground wire (use it as needed to tear open, generally tear 3 strands)
7. Special cloth package
Note: The antenna does not include the -7 base, clamps, adapters, and feeders used for balcony erection.
Please see the detailed description below!!!
Antenna use precautions:
1 Put the connecting ring of the ground net directly on the screw of the ground anchor and screw it onto the base. Note that the washer is tightened between the ground anchor and the ground net.
Then there is the connection seat–shield (to prevent the base from being scratched when the vibrator is attached)–four-section aluminum tube–sensing coil–rod antenna
2. The adjusting screw with hook should not be tightened too much, because the coil is made of tinned copper wire, which is soft and too tight, then the coil is deformed.
3. The opening side of the adjusting screw with hook is facing the rod antenna. When the adjusting screw is not used in the 40-meter band, it is recommended to take it off to prevent the short-circuit coil.
4. Don’t circle the feeders, you must turn the feeders all on, otherwise it will affect the adjustment of standing waves.
5. When the standing wave is adjusted, if there is a talent meter, first find the lowest point of the standing wave and see if the resonant frequency is high or low. If the resonant frequency is high, the antenna is short, and the rod antenna should be lengthened or increased. Increase the number of turns of the coil, shorten the rod antenna or reduce the number of turns of the coil
If there is no talent, use the station’s own standing wave meter, set in FM, AM or RTTY
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Franchesca Schwebach –
If you keep in mind that this is a compromise antenna and cannot duplicate the performance of a resonant dipole or a tuned 25′ whip, the JPC-12 is a good deal. The case that holds everything is a nice bonus. The flat cable that you split for radials is a good idea IF you know how to roll up the individual wires so they don’t tangle. The antenna works fairly well for it’s size and is easy to set up and tune. Do yourself a favor an use an antenna analyzer for the fastest setup. The one thing I wish would be changed is the use of a 3/8×24 thread on the connectors. That or an adapter that will allow things with a 3/8×24 thread (whips, tripods, etc.) to use the 8mm threads on the antenna.
Aamir Boyd –
Well done looks good but I had problems with the calibration the coil is not precise in fact where there is indication for the cursor for 7 Mz does not resonate SI that frequency I had to move 5 more turns up to make it work.
Alfredo Lamanna –
It’s good, looks great. I will check for the warm season. I think that a longer pin will not hurt, plus I will redo the balances, the noodles from the set do not inspire confidence. The package was quite reliable, it came without damage.
Efan Wharton –
I am not happy at all with this antenna since it doesnt perform as expected, even after adjusting the coil. I have also noticed that though I purchased the JPC-12 antenna, the coil has a marking on it saying JPC-7. Not sure if that’s relevant or not but this maybe be the reason for the poor performance. NanoVNA shows good SWR on 7Mhz/40m band only. All other bands are impossible to tune on. I do have an ATU which helps but the problem is that for the price I paid, my wire antenna works better than this.
really disapointed.
Graham Rankin –