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KJ4I
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 2, 2011 13:14
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Great Antenna
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have been pleasantly surprised by the performance I have gained form this antenna. I have only had it up less than a week but I knew after the first few contacts it was worth every penny. After researching, reading reviews, and talking to others this antenna offered exactly what I had been looking for within my price range that others did not. Up until now I have always used dipoles, verticals, and inverted Vee's. I did ok with the wire antennas and verticals but the difference the Mosley TA-33jr has made can't be compared. Most of the time I get through the pileups within the first two calls running just 100 watts. Signal reports have been outstanding. I have the WARC version and it works great on 17 meters too. I have mostly been using it on 20 meters but the SWR is about a 1.1 and always less than 1.5 on the phone portion of all 5 bands. No need for a tuner. Assembly was a little tedious but pretty simple. The antenna was big but not as big and bulky as I had envisioned it would be. It was pretty easy to install on my 50ft tower and not all that heavy when handling. Construction seems more than adequate and I had no issues putting it all together. I still have more testing to do and once I have had it for a while I will be writing an updated review. I don't know why anyone would be less than satisfied with this antenna. Excellent product.
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KJ6U
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Rating: 5/5
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May 28, 2010 15:16
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Very good performer
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My criteria were: small footprint, lightweight, easy assembly and good reputation. Wound up with a choice between Tennadyne T6 and the Moseley. The Moseley was 10 lbs lighter and easier to assemble. Received antenna after 6 week wait. Assembled in about 5 hours and installed myself on 33 foot tower. I lifted the beam onto my roof from a picnic table. Had it on my homebrew tiltdown mast in two hours. I have been using it for three days. SWR was less than 2:1 on all bands. Gain is about 2-3 S units better over my dipole with exception of 12 and 17 meters which only use a dipole. I am working sations I couldn't even hear on the dipole. This yagi is much better than my old Hy-gain TH-3JR. Direct coax connection to the driven elements so no fussing with matching networks etc. I wound an RF choke 5 turns in a 6 diameter at the feed. Gary at Moseley was very helpful with suggestions. I highly recommend this antenna.
Will report further after several months.
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WB9FQS
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Rating: 5/5
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May 1, 2010 20:39
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Excellent Beam
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had my TA-33JR-N-WARC up for over 14 years mounted on a house supported mast at about 33’ above ground level or 8’ above the roof line. It has survived a downing in a wind storm (without damage) and another time the outer part of one of elements came out dropped into the alley below and was apparently carted off (probably did not tighten the screw enough). Mosley promptly and inexpensively sent a replacement and no such problem since.
It was very easy to assemble and was put up using only a mast. It has rendered excellent service with low SWR across on all the bands including the WARC bands. It is very well constructed and has made a significant difference in my station’s signal performance with a large number of worldwide contacts. It can break through all but the “biggest guns” in a pile-up and great signal reports from both DX and stateside stations are common. Excellent front-to-side signal rejection and very good front-to-back signal rejection. Another great Mosley product!
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W0EMS
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 24, 2009 08:05
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HIGHLY RECOMMEND
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Easy to assemble, very durable, low profile, works great in pile-ups.
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ON4XA
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 23, 2007 13:57
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perfect
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Hi to all. It's now 5 years i use the TA33-JRN-WARC. Before i moved, i had 45 coax cable, and antenna worked perfectly on all bands INCLUDE 6m band. After my moving, i have now only 25m coax, and it works nomore on 6m :-( But for the other bands, i have totally no complain about the TA33JRN_WARC. It's a marvellous antenna. Now, an antenna is like a car... take care of it, clean it and verify it 2 times/year and it will works without any problem. I tested it in pile ups with maximal power gived by Mosley, 1,2kw. No problem. Antenna did his job perfectly. I know some other antennas "able" to receive 5Kw and smelted after 1,5kw... Just a negative point, i use a TS 2000 with it; and a 570DG on the diamond CP6 vertical. In RX, i have no difference between the 2 antennas. In TX well, of course. Reports give me someimes 2 à 3S differences. But in RX, no difference. 73's
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K8FLY
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 2, 2004 00:53
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up 13 yrs no maintence
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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WEll my experience with mosley 33jr , has been great , it seems to preform just fine , added the warc feature about 5 yrs ago . no complaints here , it is a small foot print antenna , that seems to hold its own in pileups . id do it all over again in a hear beat
73s Bill K8fly
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VE7AGW
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 1, 2004 13:16
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Great antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought my TA-33jr used for $50Cdn about 8 years ago. I've taken it down once in 8 years to do maintenance and it works away year after year with out a problem. Of all the yagi's I've had over the years this one has gone way beyond it's normal life expectancy. It was old when I bought it and it's even older now. But it works like a charm. Have made contacts all over the globe on it with great signal reports. This is the best antenna I've owned since I started in the hobby 42 years ago. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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AB5Q
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Rating: 2/5
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Nov 22, 2002 20:17
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Replaced the Antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Had the TA-33JR WARC for 7 years, was up and down off the tower at least 4 times for repairs. Trap caps cracked, replaced. Antenna elements would not stay horizontal; problem was due to Mosley only using two clamps instead of four to secure boom to mast clamp. Provisions for four where made however when I contacted Mosley to find out what happened to the other two, they indicated that two was enough. The antenna continued to flip back and forth like a teeter-totter. Performance on 10 and 12m was great, 15 and 17 OK, 20 horrible. Replaced the antenna with a Tennadyne LPDA, no more spinning with superior performance.
Don’t waste your money on trapped antennas especially this one.
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N8FVJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 1, 2001 20:01
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Udate!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Per my review with installation of the Mosley TA-33jrWARC last spring, the antenna has held up well in northern Michigan. My QTH is on top of a hill at 1450 feet. The antenna is above the surrounding tree line, thus fully out in the elements. Ice storms have come and gone. Winter winds of 70+ mph with gusts has not damaged this antenna. I even had a guy wire in the worst storm fail, but not the antenna and thankfully, the roof mounted tower. The elements and boom have held up to a lot of ice loading. This is a well constructed antenna!
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N8FVJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 4, 2000 20:22
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Excellent Product!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I purchased a Mosley TA-33 jr WARC beam in April of 2000. The assembly was simple once I studied the plans. In fact, the assembly of the parts are color coded. I installed the compact beam (12 foot boom) on a roof mounted tower at approximately 30 feet. The antenna SWR on all bands is excellent, in fact, well under 2 to 1 at band edges and under 1.2 to 1 at center of frequency. I was considering the Cushcraft MA5B, but was concerned with the high winds at my QTH. Indeed, the Mosley is well constructed and offers higher gain on 20, 15 and 10 meters. The Mosley is rated at 1200 watts pep, however a higher power version is available. For a somewhat larger beam antenna than the Cushcraft MA5B, I feel the approximate $130 difference was well spent.
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