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Category: Antennas: HF Portable (not mobile)

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Review Summary For : PAR HF Omni Angle
Reviews: 23MSRP: 100
Description:
A very light and small horizontally polarized antenna with a near circular radiation pattern. It can be configured for 20-17-15-12-10m operation by changing a matching adapter. Ideal for traveling, field day, and HOA-defying installations.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.parelectronics.com/hf-omnis.php
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WB2LQF Rating: 2013-09-18
Not a Miracle Antenna - just damn close! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Let's make this short and sweet. I live under antenna restrictions. I operate 100% QRP CW. I have a 44' doublet in my attic. It has earned me QRP WAC and DXCC. It's a great antenna. I never heard of the PAR Omni Angle until about 3 weeks ago. The first reviewer, N2DE, told me about it. It sounded too good to be true but Ulrich is not easily impressed. For $99 I figured I'd give it a shot. WOW! It takes about 3 minutes to assemble/disassemble. At 7 feet by 4 feet it fits within my townhouse deck's footprint. At 2.5 pounds it is easily hoisted to about 27 feet on a 31 foot Jackite fiberglass pole. It's easily tuned to resonance without any tools; just slip the ends of the two tubes in and out to achieve the lowest SWR. Now the best part: I immediately began making DX contacts on 17 meters that averaged 2 S-units above what my heretofore "magical" attic doublet was pulling in. The next day, I worked Tokyo, Japan on 5 watts from NY on it. I received a 559 report from JH1MDJ. He was 589 and hitting S9 at times on the Omni-Angle. On the doublet he was 579. The noise level was lower on the Omni-Angle and that was most likely "house noise" due to an attic installation. So, in summary, those who face similar antenna restrictions may find this antenna very, very interesting as a solution to: "How do I get a decent DX antenna up...and then down...easily and rapidly enough to actually use it on a regular basis and will it perform?" There are no miracle antennas but this one comes closer than anything I've ever tried.
KC0RNN Rating: 2013-08-24
Great antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I was using Par end fed antennas with a 31 foot collapsible fiberglass mast, with great success. So when I wanted to add 17 meters to my portable arsenal, the Par Omni directional was high on my list. After reading their web site and trading emails with Dale, I ordered one. When it arrived, I assembled it in about fifteen minutes, tuned it in about fifteen minutes and put it about 25 feet up on my mast. My first contact was ST. Lucia receiving an S9 report. My second contact was Cuba also with a S9 report. By the way, I live in Colorado running 100 watts. What a great antenna. The materials are first class, it`s very light weight, it tunes from 1:1 to 1.3:1 across the band and is very quiet. When their 20 meter becomes available, I will stack it with the OA-18b and according to Dale I should get plus 3 dbl.
W0VPI Rating: 2013-03-18
Outstanding 17 meter antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I'm a big fan of the WARC bands but was frustrated with the results I was getting from homebrewed limited space verticals on my postage stamp sized city lot. Imagine my surprise when I became aware of PAR Electronics omniangle 17 meter horizontal antenna. Having had great results with the OA-144 for 2 meters I ordered the OA-18B after a few email exchanges with Dale, W4OP. What nice man!
Assembly took maybe 10 minutes due to clear instructions and carefully machined parts. I prepped my coax balun per Dale's instructions, attached the antenna to a telescoping fiberglass pole and walked it up into the air with a tilt base in my side yard. It was that easy. The first thing I noticed when I turned my rig on was how quiet the OA-18B is. The noise was several S units down from my vertical and the band was full of strong signals. For the first time in a long while I was able to hear all the stations being worked in pileups.
The OA-18B transmits well, too. The SWR is no greater than 1.5:1 anywhere on the band, and I've yet to work anything but DX with 100W CW. If Dale ever comes up with an omniangle for 30 meters I'll surely be his first customr.