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| Reviews Summary for PAR OA-50 6 Meter Omniangle |
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Reviews: 63
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $65
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Description: Triangle shaped antenna. Horizontally polarized whose pattern is within 0.8db of being a perfect circle. Exhibits a wide bandwidth.
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More info: http://www.parelectronics.com
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K3TD
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 5, 2007 19:11
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great antenna!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have used my OA-50 Omniangle from two different locations with excellent results. Due to deed restrictions my antennas must be stealth or inside the attic. I have worked over 50 different grids on 6 through casual operating from home and have always been most impressed with the performance of the OA-50. Dale's customer service after the sale is also excellent! I have had similar success with my OA-144. It doesn't get any better than this!
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N0WF
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Rating: 5/5
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May 26, 2007 07:29
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Works FB here
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Review written after 3 weeks use. The Par OA-50 is a clever design, light weight but strong, constructed of well finished materials. I have it bolted to a Rohn 25G at 30', above some and below other antennas on the tower. Antenna doesn't seem to mind how it is situated. If you have an HF+6 rig this antenna will work well for getting on 6 Meters without a major antenna project. Have a good SWR and decent results using the OA-50 with 80 watts power, no pileup buster but you will work a lot of stations. The fellow that owns Par (Dale Parfitt)is a Ham and is great to work with, he is very attentive to customer needs. This is the 53rd review with a 5.0 rating, others must be happy too.
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N9MSH
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Rating: 5/5
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May 3, 2007 14:13
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Awesome
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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has been up at 35ft for 3yrs. now and never a problem no detuning, even in the rain. swr @1.2:1 on 50.125 plus or minus 35khz. Not the same as a yagi but for omni coverage for monitoring or local round table it gets the job done.
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DA2KW
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 18, 2006 23:31
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Had one over 10 years with no complaints at all!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have used the antenna for many years living in 3 different locations and setting the antenna up at all 3. First I used it as an attic antenna in Northern New Jersey as N2VHZ (Carlstadt in Bergen County), and started my quest to achieve V.U.C.C. award. I was within eyesight of New York City so obviously this was a very populated area so the omni-directionality of the antenna was perfect for my needs.
Then I moved to far Northern New Jersey (Ogdensburg in Sussex County) and mounted it above the roof of my house and then finally acheived the V.U.C.C. award. I've used a dipole and a 3 element yagi throughout all the this time, but about 90 of the 100 grids were made using the PAR OA-50 antenna and 100 watts.
And remember, living on the East Coast, almost all my United States grid locators were to the West and South.
We have the Atlantic Ocean to our East so our nearest grids in that direction are Europe, which I've also worked and confirmed with the OA-50.
So here I am in Germany now,as DA2KW, grid JN59br, and here we are only allowed 25 watts effective radiated power on 6 meters so a "high gain" antenna such as a yagi would be useless except for directionality purposes.
I have it on a 30 foot high "push-up" aluminum mast on my apartment balcony, again, perfect for the OA-50 because no rotor to turn a yagi could of been mounted there.
So, all in all, the antenna is great, for some people, such as me and others in the same situation, and the preformance is outstanding as far as the "if you can hear them, you can work them" phrase goes.
By the way, I think I have the only OA-50 omni-angle antenna in Germany.
73's from DA2KW, Ken
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N8RGQ
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 7, 2006 08:34
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The First 6m Antenna to buy !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have a set stacked at home and 1 on the mobile . I have worked from HA to JA's on this wonderfull Antennas . The first key to working 6m is to have a true 360 Deg. hor. omni in the air . Then go to the Beams ! I have 8 OA-50's gold plated that I am going to stack on the old 100 ft tower . That's right GOLD PLATED ! I had 10 of them plated . One for the mobile , one for portable use and eight for the Tower . They are all fed with LDF-1 with gold plated PL-259's evan the mobile , The phaseing harnes's are Belden RG-11 with gold plated PL-259's . I have found that the best stacking distance is 10 ft apart this gives the best 360 DEG patern . The only word of warning is when you install the Blak tip run some eletrical tap around the conection points to keep out water . I have ran into this problem on the mobile . Other then that one week point Dale has a winner here . So if your just getting into 6m or have been there for many years buy one ! You will fall in love with them like I have !
73,
n8rgq
PS-If you where wondering what I run for beams I have the Old klm's 14 elements . The main Rig here is IC-7800 and a PW-1 Amp .
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KE5HTB
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 2, 2006 17:23
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best antenna i have
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have kind of a weird setup and decide to try the par antenna for my 6 m ranger 5054-100
I live in a 1st floor apartment and not allowed to install things on buildings as most places wont here. So I took 5 gal bucket set a pole in cement and mounted the antenna on that. I slipped a pole inside my mount pole so I can swing it out from under porch at night. SWR a little rough sometimes due to this moving but nothing that cant be easily fixed. I nade marks on antenna to where i now know what location to set it to for the spots i turn it 2 ( only 2 spots out or under porch) works so far ok that way for quick changes.
I am only about 5 feet above ground in W TX. and my 1st contacts on usb were san dieago CA. to my surprise as many have said if you can hear it you can usually talk to it. well its true.
I also can say with 40 mph winds from a few storms going thru it did whip antenna a little on my mounting, not 1 speck of damage to anything. its built so good it too a beating due to my mistakes. ( fix problems now)
I can not wait to get this up in the air and have more fun then i am now.
I highly recomend this setup to anyone.
great sturdy antenna, great folks, and fast shipping. Dale does go out of his way to be sure your happy with what you buy.
Fred
KE5HTB
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K5QED
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 19, 2006 11:33
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Great antenna for starters
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have owned this antenna for a little under a year, but did not use it extensively until this year's Es season began back in May.
For someone starting out on 6m, it is highly recommended in terms of an easily installed, and reasonably priced antenna that performs well.
Mine is mounted on galvanixed mast that I dropped down one of the drain vents, and is only 5 feet above my roof line. I ran the co-ax into another nearby vent pipe and out the side into my attic.
This installation can easily be reversed if necessary by splicing in a short section of PVC in the attic.
The antenna presents a very small profile and wind load and is almost invisible against the backdrop of trees from street level.
I have used it extensively this year, and have logged close to 100 grids in 35 states, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, typically running less than 100W from my TS-480.
The only small disadvantage is that being omni-directional, it can not be pointed towards that rare grid that pops up, or away from stations that have already been worked. This is no way detracts from my overall satisfaction in using it so far.
As stated by others, Dale at Par puts customer service at the top of his list, and is a pleasure to deal with.
I am in no way affiliated with the manufacturer -- just a satisfied customer.
Charles
K5QED
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K3YD
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 26, 2006 14:59
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Pleasantly surprised!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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After living in its shipping box for far too long, my OA-50 became a last minute addition to my club's 2006 FD effort. It took about 25 minutes to assemble, then tune, the antenna using an antenna analyzer. I hadn't realized that tuning was accomplished by just adjusting the length of the two legs which extend forward of the boom. With two quick adjustments the SWR was 1.2:1 at about 50.25 MHz. The antenna was mounted at about 28' on top of portable push-up mast. [Note: The factory supplied bolts will accomodate a mast up to 1.25" diameter; larger masts need longer bolts.)
Operating from a far-from-optimum VHF location we found that on groundwave we easily worked everything within about 150 miles. (From EPA, that's everything from CT down to MDC/DE and out to WPA) What surprised us was how well the antenna performed when the band opened. By 1700Z Sunday we had worked 39 sections (all districts ex. W6 & W7) and several Canadian provinces. Unfortunately,our final FD log won't show how well we did. With about an hour remaining in the event our logging program crashed and the VHF-log became digital vapor! We recreated the log, as best we could, from operator notes but over half of our contacts were lost.
So,if you worked W3OK on 6-meters in FD'06, you worked a PAR OA-50. If you QSL, we'd appreciate a card so we can continue to rebuild our log.
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KA2LIM
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 23, 2006 16:15
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Excellent
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Purchased with the intent of useing this antenna for mobil operation, but decided to use for the main station for monitering six meters. It works great! I can hear 'em then go to the beam to make the contact if they are something I need. Mounted about 25 feet above ground, I hear very well in all directions, If I can hear 'em I cam work 'em. Majority of the time I just stay on the OA-50. If you want a top preforming omni-directional, horzontal polarized antenna, this it the one to get. Very reasonable price and Dale is a Top Notch fellow.
Ken, KA2LIM
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KD7UFF
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 16, 2006 21:16
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6 Meters Best Friend
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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1st i must say Dale is the Man.. Honest,Friendly & even a hareder worker.. I emailed Dale a few times.. Always full of more info. After reading the reviews here and getting told by some people at PNWVHFS that this antenna is the one to get.. I like the other ham just listed under me got a Ranger RCI 5054dx100.. Granted i am newer to DX'ing. and living in a hard to get out area (CN77) I love it.. I LOVE IT!! So contests comming up you can find me on 6M if you want a CN77 grid contact! i will talk to you threw my OA-50.. In my little red Blazer from the hill sides from Forks, WA. I will be buying SM-50 Stressed Moxon for house... Dale will get many more orders from me.. 2 meters ssb comming next via Via PAR & DALE.
I would tell anyone to buy this or any product from Dale and his fine Company
73,Dan/KD7UFF
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