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| Reviews Summary for Arrow OSJ Model J146/440 |
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Reviews: 135
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Average rating: 4.8/5
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MSRP: $39.95
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Description: Dual-band aluminum j-pole
Wtih better quality SO239 - 3/8-24 Connector. Better Threads and a more precise hole size for the PL259 connection.
As of 4-10-05 All OSJ's will have the new connector.
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Product is in production.
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More info: http://www.arrowantennas.com
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KB1WLM
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 26, 2012 03:50
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Fast and Simple
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Went together in minutes and was mounted inside an attic. Handles my FT8800 at full power without issue and has excellent range and reception. Much better on 2M than 70cm, but still perfectly acceptable. Works much better than I was hoping for in the attic, and the price was right. I thought my homebrew copper J Pole was all I needed until I got this.
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KI4GTJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 14, 2011 16:51
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works like a champ
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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cheap works great low SWR long lasting mine has been up for a long long time and was pass down from another ham that had it up for everyday use
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K7DFA
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 6, 2011 16:12
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Great value in a "J-Pole" Ant.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought my OSJ 144/440 less than 3 months ago, my little brother bought one back in 2005, at first neither of us was impressed with the performance of his "OSJ". Then we replaced the coax with RG-8/U (He'd been using RG-58/U? for a different antenna and we just re-used it, mistake!) what a difference even that small jump in cable quality made! I imagine that it would have taken a real leap in performance if we'd used a coaxial cable that was even better. I now live in a complex of apartments that has more than one owner, so when one of the other owners complained about my antenna being outside to the owner of "my" building, I had to take it inside, (I need to find a different place to "hang my hat". :) ),the move indoors degraded the performance, but I can still "hit" the VHF (147.24 + 100.0) repeater on Cinnabar Mtn. with only 5W. (~51.1 miles away), the S/N ratio is better if I use 10W, before the move indoors I was able to get a signal into the "Lime Hill" repeater, oh well that one isn't used all that much (by me, at least), anyway! I can still "hit" all the local UHF repeaters too (from inside the apartment)!!!
I too, was impressed with the assembly time, about 5 minutes, light weight, great machining and rugged construction. I am considering asking the people living in the place my little brother used to about taking his old "one piece" OSJ 144/440 (yeah, he moved too and left the antenna behind), "out of their way" and using my newer one, the "two piece" model for my "go kit". I don't have a SWR meter, or even a "noise bridge" to measure performance of the antenna, for all I know the SWR on the high end of 70 cm might be 41:1, but the antenna still performs! I did use a three conductor coaxial cable for my installation, but it's not 9913, the outdoor installation was done with a "through the window board" using one of those 90 degree PVC electrical fittings and I heard that 9913 has to have much gentler bends made in it or it won't work well and sometimes doesn't work at all. My next "J-Pole" is going to be the same one, even if I do have to pay for it!!!
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KJ4SJR
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 18, 2011 17:51
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Excellent Attic Antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I put this antenna in my attic using about 50 feet of LMR400 coax thinking it would be a short term solution until I get a tower put up. Well, the performance of this antenna has been so good that I've just about talked myself out of putting up a tower. Get one of these and don't look back.
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W9LGH
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 15, 2011 20:04
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Well built, good VSWR
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Well built antenna, mine didn't come with the mounting clamp or instructions. I also had to drill another hole in the base flange to accomodate a larger diameter mounting pipe. Item was shipped in a long cardboard box which was bent by the shipper. However, after straigntening our the long antenna element, it went together easily. VSWR is better than 1.5:1.0 over 2 meter and 3/4 meter ham bands. Be sure to get the plastic insulator in the correct way and continuity check the connection before you put it up, otherwise you will never get a decent VSWR reading. No tuning was necessary, so it's plug and play.
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N0YXE
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 23, 2011 09:16
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IT WORKS!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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The antenna is very well built and it is mounted at about twelve feet on my deck railing. I live in a very restricted subdivision and it is small enough that the Nazis neighborhood association who patrol 24/7 and spend their waking hours threatening lawsuits, do not bother me. From the middle of the country I can hit repeaters in Japan......just kidding. It probably works as well as a very small roof mounted car antenna. If it was mounted at high altitude it would work better, right, but why would I even consider such a small antenna? My larger Diamond antenna cannot be used in this neighborhood, but was vastly superior in gain and range. If you want to get the RF outside and don't have the choice of a large and highly visible antenna, this one is as sturdy as you can get. It will withstand tennis ball and Fresbie assults and is therefore worth the money.
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N1ZHE
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 16, 2011 16:51
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Great Customer Service!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought my Arrow J-Pole antenna back in the packet radio days (late 1990's). It worked great for awhile, then it started going "deaf" to distant stations. I assumed it was a bad piece of coax I had used. Because packet was not a weak signal mode, I replaced the coax and the J-Pole with a small beam.
The J-Pole went into the garage (Non-climate controlled in New England) and hung upside down on the wall for over 10 years.
Fast forward to today. I moved to a new QTH in the next state. I live in an area with a HOA. They are ham friendly but I like to keep a low profile. I pull the J-Pole out of storage, mount it on the roof and use a new, tested and known good piece of coax and I get on the air.
It doesn't take long before I realize I'm getting into a distant 2 meter machine and a distant 440 machine very well but I'm receiving the 2 meter machine just so-so, I have to open my radio's squelch just to barely make out the 440 machine.
Before I put the antenna back up I noted when inspecting it the SO-239 connector looked like it had a corrosion on it like aluminum corrosion. I chose to put the antenna up anyway, I believe this to be the problem of my poor reception of distant machines.
I emailed Tim, KB7MDF of Arrow Antennas and wrote to him what I wrote here. I received a reply the next day and he asked for my address, he's sending me a new connector and stud for my antenna.
I didn't expect that but it really has further cemented my relationship with Arrow Antennas.
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N5LXI
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Rating: 4/5
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Jun 23, 2011 23:42
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Works FB
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought one for a secondary station on my electronics development bench. It's mounted on a chimney at about 20 feet. I drilled a second hole for a 2" U-bolt so I could mount in on 2" PVC pipe.
It assembles very easy and is seems very rugged. It should last a long time.
It matches very well on two-meters. As mentioned, UHF has quite a few peaks and valleys as measured on my antenna analyzer. UHF SWR ranges from 1:1 to 1:2 in the 440 MHz range. I am using 75' of new, large coax.
Overall it works fine, especially on two meters. It's priced right and made well.
joel / N5LXI
www.n5lxi.com for a free list of verified Dallas/Fort Worth Repeaters.
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K1WJ
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Rating: 4/5
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May 7, 2011 06:44
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Good for me
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Easy to put together, using it in backyard - arizona hoa - base only 5ft high. Hits many 2m/440 repeaters in the Phoenix area.
Nice & dry here - not worried about water getting into connector! 73
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VA7DH
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Rating: 4/5
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May 6, 2011 21:08
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Good Antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is a good reliable antenna. It won't blow away in a wind and the bandwidth is fine. The only thing I could throw rocks at is something common to most home (not commercial) antennas and that is the connection to the antenna. It is not protected from rain and due to the location of the connector is difficult to weatherproof. You just need to take a little extra care how you do it or water can get in. PL-259 connections aren't as resilient as type N's but then even type N's need protection in really wet environments. I live on Canada's west coast so have experience with that. By the way it is not to hard to make the antenna into a super J with a little reworking of the longest element. I've put together several of these for friends and as others have claimed they go together easily.
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