*Shipping to DX $50-75* | 16' DX Flagpole works 160-6M + 100W to VU, India (8800 mi) - click to story | Featured on Ham Talk Live, “Stealth Antennas in HOA” | Ham Radio is fun again! Pass it on

Real DX Flagpole Antenna and HF Vertical Antenna, No Radials, 160-6M at home or HOA. XYL's Approve too!

The DX Flagpole Antenna is an HOA + XYL approved, No Radials, stealth HF antenna system that offers you Real DX from 160-6M including WARC bands. The DX Vertical is our non-stealth OCF HF vertical dipole antenna. Choose an antenna, an antenna bundle (antenna + atu) or create your own in your cart.

Designed as smarter, stronger, and more elegant multi-band antennas covering every frequency from 1.8 to 50 MHz. A popular option for professional environments, HOA's and an XYL favorite owing to usefulness and aesthetic elegance. Yes, family approved as smart and good looking for ham radio. We want your partners, wives, and family happy. You're welcome.

The high performance notion, "if you can hear it you can work it" is commonly reported. Add to this rugged engineering makes for a popular combo with Ham radio operators for Real DX and the security it won't fail on you when you need it most.

A bonus NVIS pattern is important with EmComm agencies for regional welfare and emergency traffic. You'll like it too. It's 2021 afterall. Survivalists, preppers, Emergency Management Command Centers, and Disaster Communications Services such as MARS, ARES, Coast Guard, FEMA and others rely on real HF antennas just like these for their wireless RF networks.

We don't fluff our wind ratings. Safety first. Our ratings are listed conservatively allowing you more room for confidence.

ALE capable antenna design offers professional industries secure communications and redundant RF networks. We find digital modes such as FT8, Winlink, and WSPR using SDR platforms enjoy the frequency hopping capability.

Made in the USA (Idaho & Utah). We're honored to provide local employment and manufacturing training plus we spend first on small ham-owned businesses for our specialty parts that may not be manufactured in-house.

We use ultra-premium materials and smart custom RF antenna design for a 'no guy wires' needed free-standing, No Radials, highly-efficient, properly engineered vertical-dipole RF radiator. It's really pretty too.

This is no ordinary HF radio antenna, these stealthy high-performance custom antenna systems deliver a very low loss, surprisingly low noise, reliable NVIS pattern, an always low angle transmit and receive sensitivity that meets or beats antenna designs of similar height on the market today, not requiring radials, all while serving you more reliable communications and deeper DX experiences. How does this sound to you?

New to ham radio? See our FAQ and Blog posts to learn more. We like phone calls too. Reserve Now, Pay at shipment. 

International Shipping: Antennas to Europe-$50, VK-$75, VE-$22 + Industry-leading 4-year warranty. 

Ham Radio is fun again! Pass it on.

See Antennas

GREYLINE BLOG

  • Summer Camp Portable: 160-6M HF Vertical Antenna, Go Kit

    We get lots of email asking for more examples of RV and camping ham radio adventures. Here's a short story with video and pictures of a campground portable ham radio operation with a Greyline Performance HF Vertical Antenna and 40 Watts in the Sawtooth Wilderness near Sun Valley, Idaho. It was so quiet, if we could here it, we could work it. We were on a high ridge with a giant mountain reflecting the signals (or so it seemed!). Click to read the story. Ham Radio is fun again. Pass it on.

  • (VIDEO) 20 mins of Fun Ham Radio CW from Idaho using 100W + 24' Greyline HF Vertical

    (Video) 20 minutes of ham radio fun works all over the country during the CWT contest from Northern Idaho using a portable go kit "ski bag" amateur radio station for 160-6M. 24' HF Vertical Antenna + 100 Watts. So much fun on the short waves. 

    LISTEN IN... Cycle 25 is obviously showing up!

  • (Video) 24’ Greyline Flagpole HF vertical antenna + 100W works Afghanistan T6AA

    (Video) Worked Afghanistan T6AA with 100W and my portable, go-kit, Greyline 24’ Flagpole Antenna, aka HF Vertical Antenna from the north Idaho lake cabin. Ham Radio is so fun again! 

  • KL2A/W3 builds a 28' HF Vertical Antenna by Greyline with a friend

    Ham Radio is more fun with friends. As this is Spring Antenna Planting Season, Jon KL2A flew to W3 to help a buddy install a Greyline 28-foot Flagpole Antenna (HF Vertical Antenna) to compare the vertical with his Loops up 80' in the trees. The results compelling, the pictures are stealthy. Ham Radio is fun again. Pass it on to your friends too.

  • Do I really need a Tuner at the Base of my Greyline Flagpole, HF Vertical?

    We all have different ideas on how to match our antennas. Remote Tuners at the antenna to Desktop ATU's in the shack. What's the difference? We share alternative matching options popular with our clients, here. Remember, Ham Radio is fun again! Pass it on...

  • Greyline Performance: Common Questions from Customers

    Common questions answered here, such as, "How do I tune up on the bands?" and "Do I need a tuner at the base of the antenna?" Pro tip: be sure you are feeding the longer, upper vertical side of the antenna. Yep, it happens that some folks are feeding the lower section. It's much better using the upper radiator. Don't let that be you, right? Seriously, let's get you back on the air again with Real DX confidence and look good doing it. Ham Radio is fun again, and more important than maybe ever before. Short wave radio is Preparedness (prepper) and useful for emergency communications too. Pass it on.

  • List of Benefits for Greyline Performance Antennas

    Why is Greyline Performance Smarter, Stronger, and more Elegant? Here's a few reasons. 

    First, the important reason, Real DX from 160-6M. That's smart.

    Aesthetics gain approval from the most discerning XYL, HOA, and family members. That's smart elegance. 

    Rugged with real wind ratings you can trust (and confirm with a calculator), that's strong and smart. 

    Homeland Security and security at your home. That is smart, strong, and elegant. Here's our list...

  • KO4IOE works India on 17M (8,632 mi) on 20' Flagpole Antenna + 100W

    KO4IOE has no trouble with the neighbors in his fussy Florida HOA and he works the other side of the world with his 20' Greyline Flagpole and only 100 Watts! 

    "I have been making many contacts and yesterday on 17 meters @ 8,632 miles,  India from South Florida." 2 S-units louder than his dipole.

    See his DX Flagpole Antenna picture here.

  • KD9PQW Indiana works East Africa, Europe, Alaska & S. America from his Home and HOA

    Greg's wife approves of the Greyline Flagpole Antenna and it looks beautiful in her Garden. (pictures) Greg is happy because he works into East Africa, Alaska, Europe and South America with his HOA HF Vertical. Real DX 160-6 for Greg + XYL approves. Be like Greg.
View all

Bigger vertical antennas are NOT better!

We stacked the Greyline HF Vertical Antenna with no radials vs. the Mighty 43' Vertical with radials: 

Key: *80M-red | 40M-blue | 20M-green | 15M-orange

Notice the 12' vertical antenna holds its own on 80M. The 16-foot works 160M many radio operators report to us. (see FAQs)

The 20-24-28' has even lower angle and a stronger punch for deeper DX performance.

The NVIS pattern is an added bonus to our Disaster & Emergency Communication Services clients. Regional welfare traffic handlers such as FEMA, MARS and ARES folks alike enjoy the added security and the elegance of a good looking Flagpole Antenna.

FT8 operators love this antenna for its frequency hopping ability (ALE) to operate from 160-6M limited only to the speed of your antenna tuner. Remote radio stations really enjoy this one. It's 2021 afterall. What can you do with a real antenna for all bands?

Read more about the Benefits, here.

Shop DX Flagpole Antennas

DX Flagpole Antenna vs. legacy vertical antennas

We have fond memories of the legacy brands over the decades so it made sense to us to look closer at them. Here we compare the Cushcraft R9 and Hy-Gain AV-680 along side our 20 and 28' DX Flagpole and DX Vertical Antennas using Professional antenna modeling software.

The R9 and AV-680 do have a pretty pattern and they are similar in height to our Greyline Antennas, at 25-30' tall.

The R9 and AV-680 are often bristling with lossy and unsightly stubs, traps, loading coils, and capacitive hats. That doesn't help gain approval with the ladies, family, or the likes of your neighbors. They aren't HOA approved either, not without a dose of deception and that's simply, uncomfortable. [Hint: our Flagpole is built to Federal Flagpole Statutes, it's a real Flagpole.] 

No-Radials: So, you're looking for a Real DX antenna for 160-6M, would like approval from the XYL and HOA and don't want to lay down 100+ radials to achieve high performance, right? Consider smarter, stronger and more elegant for your QTH. Your family and neighborhood will thank you!

Pro Tip: Before you buy, understand why we focus on efficiency. Less-loss in dB's on both transmit and receive are considered to equal higher performance. Every dB counts! We have your covered. Learn more in our FAQs.
Ham Radio is fun again.

Shop DX Vertical Antennas

>90% efficiency with a 20' DX Flagpole Antenna

Using modern Professional antenna design software and 30+ years of professional antenna design experiences, we have calculated this Antenna System's efficiency at greater than >90% when an antenna tuner is installed near the feed point.

Here's an example for you. The low power and low noise ops such as QRP and FT8 raido ops just love and need this higher efficiency as the RF power is available at the antenna where it belongs. That's low noise. Add to this a surprising attribute, an NVIS pattern is reported from our agency clients that supports a strong regional efficiency on transmitted and received signals. It's a vertical dipole, lower noise. In emergencies, this is priceless. You have to hear it, to complete the RF network or work the DX, right?

Professional industry enjoys the innate ALE component too, a frequency-hopping agility that allows instant band to band changes. Popular with the digital mode ham operators, emergency communications services, and secure RF network requirements of many welfare and security agencies too.

The Image here showcases radiation patterns (angles) from 80-6M. Notice there is no real pattern breakup until 6M. A 43-foot vertical with radials does look this clean.

Now you can work Real DX from home or HOA and you'll look good too. Your family will enjoy the compliments from the neighbors. Ham Radio is fun again. Pass it on.

Shop 20' Flagpole Antennas

DESIGN + ENGINEERING

Made in the USA using premium-only materials down to the last detail. Aircraft grade aluminum, double-walled for strength and aesthetics. Industrial-strength fiberglass insulators at the feed and base, low profile stainless hardware throughout, a high-power feed system, RF Chokes, all plug and play to your radio station. The default ground install is well received and the robust engineering lends confidence to other options such as a tilt-mount, bulk heads, roof top installs, tower mounts, and sailboats too. Where will you install yours?

Our wind ratings are rock solid and conservative offering you even more security. We focus on Smarter, Stronger & more Elegant, an extra-strength approach that adheres to Federal statutes, “Guide Specifications for Design of Metal Flagpoles,” ANSI/NAAMM FP 1001-07. 

Need HOA Approval? Remember, this is a Real Flagpole. 

The most discerning high-end neighborhoods and loved ones will be proud of your aesthetically pleasing Flagpole. You will receive compliments. Of course, your log will be full of the DX experiences, the kind you only dream of. But don't take our word for it, see what others are saying, here. 

HOAs & the most discerning XYLs, family and neighbors will compliment how good it looks.

"4 Band DXCC this summer with my DX Flagpole!" says one happy op. "My wife loves how it looks, thank you!" Ham Radio is fun again! 

Shop Greyline DX Vertical Antennas