Chameleon Antennas - CHA LEFS Review and Testing

I have been running the Cha Emcomm III at home (130ft) in a NVIS set-up. Very happy with it. Resonant 10-80 (yes even 12m). Amazing. I also have the Emcomm II for portable/POTA work. it works well 10-40. 80 with an LDG tuner. Love the ruggedness. Crazy how well it is inherently tuned. Very happy. This LEFS looks very similar.

Great review Gaston. The LEFS has quickly become one of my favorite antennas. That wire is amazing too! I agree it’s a bit larger than I would hike through the woods with but when I can afford the slightly heavier size, it always comes with me.

Please keep them coming...looking forward to the bivy review as well!

Glad your back missed your videos

Great video. I own a few Chameleon antennas and have really enjoyed deploying them in the field.

Good vids. Just found you recently and I like your approach and execution.

Great information. Thanks for the post.

I'm a big fan of end-fed half-wave antennas and have had great success with a "My Antennas" EFHW-8010... perhaps a similar antenna to this one. In regard to portable operation without tall trees, etc., I just walk along from my operating spot and drape the wire across tree limbs or bushes that are shoulder-high (more or less). For NVIS regional comms, that has always worked fine for me either on 40m or 80m, depending on conditions. So, don't let the absence of a high support stop you from experimenting! -Scott, K4KDR

Really good video Gaston, chameleon makes great quality products, reliable and built to last. 73 😊👍🏼

Good firsts in radio is what it's all about. You have a lot of fun ahead of you experimenting with your system. Should provide a lot of good data for the rest of us also. 73

Great video. I love EFHW antennas, I've tried all sorts of antennas and always seem to come back to EFHW which are, compact, easy to deploy, perform really well and are about as compact as it gets to make. My only other antenna that get any use is my Chameleon MPAS 2.0 which works well for me. Radio aside..........you have cacti.......how very cool. 😃

I love their antennas! I own two of theirs.

"More coffee is needed" ;-) as usual a great video. Keep up the good work :-)

Oh and just to let you know Gaston, any horizontal wire you deploy for NVIS just adding a 5% longer piece of wire just laying down in the soil will be acting as a reflector, giving you more gain. 😊👍🏼

It is my understanding that with an elevated feed point, you use the coax shield as your counterpoise and choke common mode current at the radio. But your setup seems to have worked fine.

The Coax in the system is from.ABR here in Houston TX

Good evening de Wisconsin!!!

What pack are you using at 16 mins, and how is it able to lay at that angle? Awesome job, Thank you!

Who makes the guards/frames you have on your radios? Great video as usual.

So would this be considered the best option for the these long distance HF communications? New to the hobby but the goal of getting into ham is to be able to communicate with my family who range between 40-100 miles away