The Ultrabeam Vertical |
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like the Yagi antennas, the vertical by Ultrabeam work with a radiator of
variable length. Only that the radiator is pushed up vertically instead of
horizontally. To make that work against gravity, the vertical has a smaller
additional tubing inside the larger, outer glass fibre tubes. This assures the
copper tape to run smoothly. The motor drive is the same as with the beam
antennas, the controller is the RCU-06 with a special firmware for vertical
antennas. The lower end of the motor unit has a reinforced mount which is
installed on a vertical tube, either on the roof or at ground level. A 100cm
long aluminium tube with 50mm diameter is supplied, the maximum diamter is 50mm.
The UB-V40 vertical has a height of approx. 11m, sufficient to house a λ/4
radiator from 6 to 40m. In conjunction with a suitable radial system you will
have a very efficient and perfectly matched vertical antenna. Due to the very
low take off angle this antenna is very well suited for DX work. The UB-V40
requires a 4 wire control cable. The antenna should be guyed in any case, a
guying clamp is supplied, but further material like guy ropes, clamps and
thimbles not is not supplied. To connect the radials the motor unit has metal
rail which can take several radial wires. The coaxial connect is PL type (SO
239). The weight of the antenna is approx. 8.1 kg.
Included in shipment
Antenna 12230
Touch Screen Controller RCU-06
Guy Clamp Mast Clamp for tube, max. 50mm diameter
100cm aluminium tube, 50 mm
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12230 | UB-V40 Ultrabeam Vertical 6-40m | 1320.00 |
The Controller |
Supplied
with each Ultrabeam antenna is the RCU-06 controller, wihch allows easy
operation of the antenna. A large, colour touch dispaly serves as main onput
element for all settings. In normal configuration you select the operating band
with one press, and then can move the antenna in fixed steps up and down in
frequency. Much more comfortable though is the operation with a CAT interface to
the transceiver. With such a data connection the antenna can follow the
transceiver all the time. To include other existing devices like an amplifier
the controller has a CAT output as well, which feeds the transceiver information
to other connected devices. The RCU-06 has a USB interface for PC connections.
We offer a software for this controller which allows full control of the antenna
from the computer, in parallel to the controller. This is not only important for
remote controlled stations, but offers more convenience also for the single
operator. This PC software allows to adjust the various settings, for example to
adjust the antenna model to the local conditions (height above ground, soil
conductivity and so on). The precise adjustment for local factors leads to a
better efficiency and higher performance of the antenna. The RCU-06 controller
is also available separately, for example to retrofit an older antenna. Please
note that the pin assignment on the connector has changed between the old
controlelr and the RCU-06. If required we can offer an adaptor. For some
transceiver brans we offer a CAT cable.
The Ultrabeam Antennas |
Ultrabeam 2-Element 6 - 20m |
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Ultrabeam 3-Element 6 - 20m |
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Ultrabeam 2-Element 6 - 40m |
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Ultrabeam 3-Element 6 - 40m |
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Ultrabeam 4-Element 6 - 20m |
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Ultrabeam 4-Element 6 - 40m |
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Ultrabeam UB-50 3-Element 6 - 40m kompakt |
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Ultrabeam UB-40MX 3-Elements 10-30m and 2-Elements Moxon 40m |
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With the beam antennas which have elements with different length (3-Elem. 6-40m and 4-Elem. 6-40m) and with the UB-50 beam, the driven element (the radiator) is switched when operatinf on 30 and 40m. This makes these antennas work as 1-, 2- or 3-element fullsize beams on 30/40m, as well as 2-, 3- or 4-element fullsize on 6 to 20m. The switching relay is included in the shipment and is selected automatically by the controller, depending on operating frequency.
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Ultrabeam UB-20MX 3-Elements 6-15m and 2-Elements Moxon 17-20m |
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Ultrabeam Vertical 6 - 40m |
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Ultrabeam Vertical 6 - 20m |
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The UB-20MX Ultra Beam is even smaller than the UB-40MX and is already working from 15m as a Moxon 2 element beam. This antenna can be operated up to 20m.
At only 2.9 m boom length and 7 m length of this beam element fits on each house.
This new antenna model operates in the following configurations : Three-element full-size yagi on the 10-12-15-17-20 and 30 meter bands; Two-element full-size moxon on the 40 meter band. The new UB-40 MX is the first dynamic antenna system adopting the "Moxon" system. It is the only possible solution to dimension-reduction without performance-loss. Despite a dimension reduction of 30% , the UB-40 MX still shows very similar performances as a common two-element full-size yagi for the 40 meter-band.
There is no other Yagi design capable of reducing the dimensions of the UB-40 MX any further without inevitable losses in terms of forward gain and F/B ratio. The UB-40 MX has been especially dedicated to those Hams who have always dreamed of a dynamic antenna operating with at least two elements on the 40 meter-band, but with reduced dimensions than those of the bigger full-size "sisters" which, space restrictions, very often do not permit to install.
A special antenna model is the Ultrabeam UB-50, a compact beam which covers 7 to 50MHz. This antenna works as a 3-element fullsize beam on 6 to 20m. From 30m on the two front elements are completely retracted, only the rear element is used as a rotary dipole. To accommodate the required length of the radiator, the CuBe tape is bent by 90° at the end of the tubes and is directed in parallel to the boom. This results in a good SWR and a high efficiency, nearly the same as with a normal dipole radiator. Yet the rotating radius of this antenna is only 5.6m! The element support plates are constructed to support the additional weight of the outer tubes.
The UB-50 can be extended with an optional 6m passive element (1220.63). As 3-element beam (without the 6m option) the UB-50 has a gain of approx. 6dB on 6m, and a front/back ratio of 18dB. With the optional, passive 6m element the UB-50 reaches 8.2dB gain on 6m, at a F/B ratio of approx. 20dB.
Finally QRV on 30 and 40m!
A small 2 element fullsize beam for the bands from 6 to 20m, and a fullsize rotary dipole on 30 and 40m! And all that without causing too much distress for the neighbours... Ultrabeam changed the matching circuit for the driven element to achieve always a perfect 50 Ω match. This results in a high efficiency also on the 30 and 40m band. On the bands 6 to 20m this yagi achieves the same excellent results as the classic 2 element Ultrabeam.
Like the other 'large' Ultrabeam antennas, the UB-2-40 uses a square boom for high stability. And it uses the same super massive boom plates for the motor units and the elements, resulting in a superb mechanical stability. Like with all Ultrabeam antennas the controller is included. The control cable must be ordered separately, reference number 1224?. Please note that the cable article 12240.2 cannot be used with this antenna. Other cable lengths on request.
Ultrabeam antennas offer the following special features:
Model | Vertical 6-20m |
Vertical 6-40m |
Dipol 6-20m |
Yagi 2el. 6-20m |
Yagi 2el. 6-40m |
Yagi 3el. 6-20m |
Yagi 4el. 6-20m DX New |
Yagi 4el. 6-20m |
Yagi 6el. 6-20m New |
Yagi 3el. 6-40m |
Yagi 4el. 6-40m |
Yagi UB-50 3el. 6-40m |
Yagi UB-40MX 3el. 6-40m |
Yagi UB-20MX 3el. 6-20m |
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Frequency range [MHz] | 14-50 | 7-50 | 14-50 | 14-50 | 7-50 | 14-50 | 14-50 | 14-50 | 14-50 | 7-50 | 7-50 | 7-50 | 7-50 | 14-50 | |
Max. Gain [dBD] | 10-20m | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 8 | 8 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
30-40m | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0 | 6.1 | - | |
Max. F/B Ratio [dB] | 10-20m | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 25/30 |
30-40m | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 30 | 0 | 30 | - | |
Active Elements | 10-20m | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10/12/15m 4 17/20m 3 |
4 | 10/12/15m 6 17/20m 4 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 (10-30m) | 3 (6-17m) 2 (15-20m) |
30-40m | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 (40m) | - | |
Max. Power key-down/PEP [kW] | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5** | 3/5 | 3/5 | |
Max. Element length/height [m] | 5.5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | |
Boom length [m] | - | - | - | 1.62 | 1.62 | 4.85 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 4.85 | 9.7 | 4.85 | 5.5 | 2.9 | |
Boom diameter [mm] | - | - | - | 50 | 60x60 | 60x60 | 60x60 | 60x60 | 80x80 | 80x80 | 80x80 | 60x60 | 60x60 | 60x60 | |
Max. Mast diameter [mm] | - | - | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 or 60mm | 50 or 60 or 65mm | 50 or 60 or 65mm | 50 or 60 or 65mm | 65 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind surface [m2] | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 2.15 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.47 | |
Weight [kg] | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 55 | 60 | 95 | 27 | 63 | 19 | |
Balun | - | - | - | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. | incl. |
**UB-50 max. 1500 Watt on 30 and 40m!
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12200.01 | Ultrabeam 6-20m Rotary Dipole | 1085.00 |
12200.2 | Ultrabeam 6-20m 2-Elem. Yagi | 1736.00 |
12210.2 | Ultrabeam 6-40m 2-Elem. Yagi | 2171.00 |
12200.3 | Ultrabeam 6-20m 3-Elem. Yagi | 2537.00 |
12200.63 | Option 6m für Ultrabeam 3-Elem. & UB-50 | 114.00 |
12218.4 | Ultrabeam 6-20m 3/4-Elem. Yagi | 3261.00 |
12200.4 | Ultrabeam 6-20m 4-Elem. Yagi | 3649.00 |
12218.6 | Ultrabeam 6-20m 4/6-Elem. Yagi | 5899.00 |
12200.64 | Option 6m für Ultrabeam 4-Elem. Yagi | 160.00 |
12210.3 | Ultrabeam 6-40m 3-Elem. Yagi | 4449.00 |
12210.4 | Ultrabeam 6-40m 4-Elem. Yagi | 6261.00 |
12215 | Ultrabeam UB-50 | 2515.00 |
12214 | Ultrabeam UB-40MX | 3789.00 |
12214.6M | 6m option for Ultrabeam UB-40MX | 108.00 |
12212 | Ultrabeam UB-20MX | 2889.00 |
12240.2 | Ultrabeam 30m Control Cable for 2-Element Beam, not for 12210.2! 6-20m | 140.00 |
12218.4KABEL | Ultrabeam 30m Control Cable for 4ele 6-20 DX | 305.00 |
12240.2.640 | Ultrabeam 30m Control Cable for 2-Element Beam | 140.00 |
12240.3 | Ultrabeam 30m Control Cable for 3-Element Beam 6-20m | 197.00 |
12240.4 | Ultrabeam 30m Control Cable for 4-Element Beam 6-20m | 284.00 |
12240.4.640 | Ultrabeam 30m Control Cable for 4-Element Beam 6-40m | 356.00 |
12240.UB50 | Ultrabeam 30m Control Cable for UB-40MX, UB-50 6-40m [1] | 304.00 |
12245.IC | Cat Cable for Icom | 32.00 |
12245.KW | Cat Cable for Kenwood | 22.00 |
12245.YS | Cat Cable for Yaesu | 22.00 |
MK-ILINK-UB | Cable Ultrabeam Controller to microHAM MicroKeyer-II | 38.50 |
MK-ILINK-STE | Cable SteppIR Controller to microHAM MicroKeyer-II | 38.50 |
[1] Control Cable 30m - other lengths on request.
All Ultrabeam Beam antennas are supplied including controller. The control cable needs to be ordered separately, standard length is 30m, other lengths on request.
The Ultrabeam Verticals are supplied without control cable, the required connectors are included. You will need a 4 wire cable.
With the partnership between UltraBeam and microHAM it is now possible for the products MicroHAM micro KEYER II, MK2R/MK2R+ and Station Master to communicate with Ultra Beam controller in native mode. Native mode control has two advantages over control based on transceiver frequency only:
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