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KV4DU
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 8, 2003 15:12
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GREAT ANTENNA !!!!!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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had the antenna for a week now mounted it on my pickup truck ... this antenna is unbeliveable ... takes abt 15 mins to put together and swr was 1.1 frm 50.000.00 to 50.700.00 nw that is not bad at all and if the antenna gets wet by rain or wat ever the swr is still flat out .. so if ur looking for a antenna u dont hve to hve a tuner to work and preform this is the one i talk local ever nite going to wrk and to a ham abt 100 miles away and no problem wrking him each nite out of mobile ... i highly recommend this antenna over all halo's ive had the halo by m2 and no match with this one when it would rain swr sky high and i bought abt 4 months ago a six ring halo by w8smd and dont waste ur money on it wrked ok when it wasnt raining but as soon as water hit it swr sky high had to buy a antenna tuner for abt 75 dollars to wrk it and the antenna cost 150 bucks with the balun box ... this halo antenna out preforms it too .... big differnce in reciving and transmitting ...
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W9JCM
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 8, 2003 00:24
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Q is for Quality
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have owned the whole line of his antennas. Nothing in the class beats them for performance and the quality. Norm takes allot of pride in his product and it does show. Stack 2 with a harness and you have something equal to a 3 element beam but omni directional! Why mess with a rotor. I am running one now but plan to stack a pair.
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WB5VNX
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 3, 2002 22:07
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Nice construction
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Not wanting to retune my 6 el beam for FM use for a local repeater this seemed the logical choice. Unfortunately the lady on the phone taking the order could barely get the order taken and didn't understand and didn't want to understand the phoentic alphabet; I found this odd for an amateur business. I was so frustrated at trying to get the order correct and placed I forgot to tell her to make it tuned to 53Mhz. Set up was quick and easy in less than 15 minutes it was on the tower leg at 20' where I could work on it standing on the roof. After trying the tuning procedures in the documentation I gave up and emailed Norm. He confirmed that I would have to cut it to get that far up the band. Using a plumbers tubing cutter, reamer tool I proceeded to tune it. Once at what was the approximate place I had to redrill the insulator holes and reconnected the insulator. All stainless hardware makes this appear to be a very rugged antenna. Indeed it is rated for mobile use.
I highly recommend it as a very compact solution for a base / mobile antenna.
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W4WQ
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 11, 2002 05:59
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Impressive Quality
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I first read about this antenna here on eHam, called Norm on Monday, had a great phone chat, ordered the antenna and it arrived on Friday (Norm is in Nevada and I am in Virginia) and was up 15' in the air on Saturday. First QSO was with a station about 200 miles away.
Assembly was incredibly simple and the antenna is as solid as a rock. Thanks for Norm for super service and an absolutely great antenna.
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K9IJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 19, 2001 12:53
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6M WAS in a Year
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Some times you just 'can't put up a beam'.
After a bunch of years of inactivity, I bought an IC706 and wanted to get back on 6M, but couldn't put up a tower and beam. After researching horizontal omni antennas, I chose the KB6KQ loop and put it on the roof at about 30'.
This antenna has been amazing. In just over a year, I've completed WAS on 6, plus working a number of South and Central American countries, running no more than 100 Watts.
Thanks Norm, for a great antenna,
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K1HC
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 10, 2001 22:25
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Well Made-Works Well
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I bought my KB6KQ 6 meter loop after having had two of the two meter version perform so well for the past two years. I would recommend either the 6 or 2 meter version. Well made, works well. I only wish that they would also made mobile mounts for the 6 meter version.
Dick, K1HC
k1hc@aol.com
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K4CWO
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 10, 2001 18:24
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Excellent performer
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I installed the antenna on the top mast of my 55 foot Rohn tower in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it out performs the 3E 6M beam by Cushcraft, which is mounted directly below it. I have had a problem trying to get over some of the higher mountain tops that surround me with the 3 ele 6m beam, and it appears, after making on the air comparisons, that the 6m loop DOES MUCH BETTER ( 2 to 3 "S" units). From the beginning, it received better, then I switched between the 2 antenas, and the distant stations (FLorida) said the loop did much better. I am very, very satisfied with the $100 investment!!
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NA2AA
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 12, 2001 13:18
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Simply fantastic
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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KB6KQ's loops were not well known to me when I went looking for a 6 meter solution. What I needed was a way to supplement a long boom yagi for close in contacts during VHF contests. After doing my homework, I decided to buy two of the KB6KQ loops and stack them on a single mast.
The antennas came very well packed, were easy to assemble with all the required parts, and they were SPOT ON frequency - 1.0:1 SWR - and mount quite nicely to the mast. I also purchased the phasing harness, so installation was a snap.
I put the mast up on my chimney to test the antennas. They have never come down. They work really well! And forget that close in stuff... I have worked into Europe, South America, and all over the U.S. with my FT847 using this configuration.
Norman builds these antennas and tests them - every one of them - before shipping. You are guaranteed a quality product! Well done, and highly recommended!
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