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MFJ-1779C ½ Wavelength Dipole Antenna 

Instruction Manual 

INVERTED ANTENNA 

 
This installation only requires one tall and two short supports. The center 
insulator of the antenna should be the highest point of the antenna. 
 

SLOPED ANTENNA 

 
This installation requires one tall and one short support. 
 

TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY 

 

• 

SWR Analyzer (MFJ-259) OR SWR Meter And HF Radio  

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Weather Resistant Non-Metallic Nylon Rope 

• 

Wire Cutters (large enough to cut #14 wire) 

• 

Coax 

 
FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT 

The MFJ-1779C dipole antenna can be tuned for use on any amateur band from 
14.0 to 54 MHz.  Refer to the tuning chart below for approximate lengths.  
ALWAYS HANG THE ANTENNA IN THE DESIRED OPERATING 
LOCATION FOR TUNING.   CHECK THE RESONANCE POINT OF THE 
ANTENNA BEFORE ANY WIRE IS REMOVED. 
 
1.  Remove the antenna and parts from the packaging. 
 
2. Decide on the center frequency of operation. The table below has 

approximate lengths for each band.  Column A gives the approximate lengths 
of the entire antenna.  Column B gives the length of each side of the dipole. 
The lengths can also be determined by using the following formula. This 
formula will give the length of the 

½ wavelength

 dipole.  This must be 

divided by two in order to get the length of each side of the dipole.

 

 

468/frequency (MHz)=1/2 wavelength 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Band A 

20 424"(36ft) 211"(18ft) 
17 

312"(26 ft) 

156 (13ft) 

15 267"(23ft) 133" 

(12ft) 

12 

230"(20 ft) 

115" (10ft) 

10 

198" (17ft) 

99" (9ft) 

6 112”(10ft) 56”(5ft) 

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