Mosley Electronics | HF Amateur Radio Antenna

MODEL TA-53-M

The TA-53-M was designed to give the Ham who would like to have a 3 element beam on 5 bands, but who needs to keep the size of the antenna to minimum. The design criteria was:

A single feed line.
A very broad band capability, which will easily work with the new solid state rigs.
An antenna that was as compact as possible to justify its use on five bands.
To tune the 53-M for optimum gain, for a "5" band beam on a 14' boom.
To minimize the self interaction of the antennas operating frequencies due to the close proximity to each other on the various bands.
Build it to withstand any above average environments.

We feel this has been accomplished only at the expense of front to back. We considered this to be the least area of importance considering only one director and one reflector spaced over a 14' boom working on five bands.

For the ham that wants a heavy duty all around performer the TA-53-M is for you. It will equal or exceed anyone's 3 element beam on a 14 foot boom in the areas of gain, band width, swr and construction.

Frequency, MHz	28, 24, 21, 18, 14
Power Rating, watts CW	1500
Power Rating, watts SSB	2500
Power Rating, AM/FM	600 / 250
Power Rating, RTTY/AMTOR	600 / 250
VSWR at frequency	1.0/1 to 1.65/1
Forward Gain, dBd 10 meters	7.9
Forward Gain, dBd 12 meters	7.1
Forward Gain, dBd 15 meters	6.9
Forward Gain, dBd 17 meters	6.7
Forward Gain, dBd 20 meters	6.5
Front-to-Back Ratio, dB 10 meters	16
Front-to-Back Ratio, dB 12 meters	8
Front-to-Back Ratio, dB 15 meters	13
Front-to-Back Ratio, dB 17 meters	12
Front-to-Back Ratio, dB 20 meters	10
Boom Length	14 ft	4.27 m
Maximum Element Length	26.67 ft	8.13 m
Turning Radius	14.92 ft	4.55 m
Mast Size hardware (equipped)	2 in	5.08 cm
Assembled weight	55 lbs	24.95 kg
Wind Surface Area	6.7 sq ft	.622 sq m
Wind Load, EIA Standard 80 MPH	160 lbs	72.58 kg
Warranty	2
Recommended Coax	Belden RG-8 / RG-213
Options (E-mail for details.)	Add 30 or 40 Meters
Options (E-mail for details.)	Convert to the 63 or 54

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For the ham that wants a heavy duty all around performer
the TA-53-M is for you!

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Conversion to 6, 40 or 30 meters is possible. Or stretch the boom out to 21 feet and add a second director for more gain! See Conversion Kits for more details.