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Accessories 

The  following  accessories  are  available  for  purchase  from  Chameleon  Antenna

TM

.    Please  contact  us  at 

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 for current prices and availability. 

 

Counterpoise Kit.

  The Counterpoise Kit is ideal for portable antenna deployment. The system will create 

an efficient ground-plane or counterpoise for the both CHA MPAS LITE configurations.  It contains four 25-
foot wire radials secured around plastic wire winders and four steel Tent Stakes. 

 

CHA JAW Mount.  

The Chameleon Jaw Mount has been assembled to offer portable antenna versatility for 

Chameleon Antenna owners. The mount orientation can easily be changed with a simple 3/16 Allen Key. 

 

CHA  UCM

.    The  Super  heavy-duty  CHA  UCM  Universal  Clamp  Mount,  is  the  first  ham  radio  antenna 

mounting system, purposely designed for extreme portable operations. This is a rugged, robust product, 
intended to support considerable antenna loads. 

 
Specifications 

 

Frequency: Amateur Radio Service bands 1.8 MHz through 54.0 MHz (160 - 6m).  Performance is limited 
below 3.5 MHz when using the telescoping whip. 

 

Power: 50 W continuous duty cycle (CW, AM, FM, RTTY), 100 W intermittent duty cycle (SSB and SSB-
based digital modes) 

 

SWR: Subject to frequency and configuration.  Typically, less than 3.0:1, except as noted in figure (3).  An 
antenna tuner or coupler will be required for operation on some Amateur Radio Service Bands. 

 

Length: 17 ft (telescoping whip), 60 ft (wire). 

 

Weight: Approximately 4 lbs. 

 

Personnel Requirements and Setup Time: one operator, approximately 5 minutes 

 

Far Field plots for the CHA MPAS LITE antenna configurations are shown in figures (4) through (7). 
 

 

Figure 3.  Typical CHA MPAS LITE Measured SWR. 

 

Summary of Contents for CHA MPAS LITE

Page 1: ...Modular Portable Antenna System MPAS Lite Operator s Manual Nevada USA WWW CHAMELEONANTENNA COM VERSATILE DEPENDABLE STEALTH BUILT TO LAST...

Page 2: ...ect you Stay away from all power lines WARNING Never operate this antenna where people could be subjected to high levels of RF exposure especially above 10 watts or above 14 MHz Never use this antenna...

Page 3: ...MICRO allows broadband antenna tuning The antenna will operate continuously from 1 8 54 0 MHz including 160m 6m amateur bands without any adjustment with a wide range antenna tuner or coupler when usi...

Page 4: ...most important thing for the operator to understand about HF radio wave propagation is the concept of Maximum Usable Frequency MUF Lowest Usable Frequency LUF and Optimal Working Frequency OWF The MUF...

Page 5: ...rpoise Connection The Counterpoise Connection is the red knurled knob on the side of the Spike Mount used to connect the Counterpoise Wire e UHF Socket The UHF Socket SO 239 is located on the side of...

Page 6: ...tical Omni directional Table 2 Antenna Configuration Selection To use the table decide which distance column Ground 0 to 90 miles Short 0 300 miles Medium 300 1500 miles Long 1500 miles best matches t...

Page 7: ...ly eight inches into the ground Use a plastic or rubber tent mallet to avoid damaging the face of the Spike Mount 6 Thread the stud at the base of the Matching Transformer a into the socket on top of...

Page 8: ...performance can be obtained using the optional Counterpoise Kit which will create an efficient ground plane for the vertical antenna Perform the following steps to deploy the Telescoping Vertical con...

Page 9: ...om the bottom collapse one section at a time until the Telescoping Whip is completely collapsed 5 Disconnect the Antenna Counterpose Wire 6 Wind the Antenna Counterpoise Wire onto the Line Winder and...

Page 10: ...l Clamp Mount is the first ham radio antenna mounting system purposely designed for extreme portable operations This is a rugged robust product intended to support considerable antenna loads Specifica...

Page 11: ...CHA MPAS LITE Page 11 Figure 4 End Fed Inverted V Far 80m Field Plot Figure 5 End Fed Inverted V 40m Far Field Plot...

Page 12: ...p for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase To obtain warranty service return all components of the system to Chameleon Antenna at your expense Chameleon Antenna will repair or replace defec...

Page 13: ...Portable Antenna Pioneer References 1 Silver H Ward editor 2013 2014 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 91st Edition American Radio Relay League Newington CT 2 1987 Tactical Single Channel Radio...

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