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Reviews For: VA6AM Triplexer and BPFs

Category: Filters, RF: bandpass, duplexer, lowpass, highpass, RFI/EMI

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Review Summary For : VA6AM Triplexer and BPFs
Reviews: 14MSRP:
Description:
HF Triplexers and Band Pass Filters
Product is in production
More Info: http://va6am.com
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N4BAA Rating: 2020-11-23
EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND OPERATION Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I have used other High Power BPFs for years and recently replaced my entire set 10-15-20-40 and 80 BPFs with a competitor of Pavel. I have not been happy with a few of them as some have fallen out of spec and adversely effected my VSWR So I looked into Pavel's products.

His communication and responsiveness have been second to none! Excellent / Outstanding actually. I ordered a 20M High Power BPF to test and I love it. It is amazing. My 20m yagis are 1.2:1 or better across the entire band and even in the 5 over 5 stack (on 48 foot booms) they are still 1.2:1 across the band. ZERO negative effect going through VA6AM's BPF! None!

I used them in a SSB contest this weekend and it performed just as it should!

I am so impressed, that I will be selling the high power BPFs that I currently to purchase a full set of VA6AM High Power BPFs (will even get a 160 as well).

You cannot beat this product! Pavel stands behind them 100%....and ...Oh yeah... He is going to tweak the competitor BPFs I have to ensure they are better than designed originally....

73/ God Bless / Stay Safe!
Jose
N4BAA
WT2P Rating: 2020-06-12
Perfect for SO2R on a city lot Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have used VA6AM filters for a few years now as I began building out my SO2R station on a suburban city lot west of Chicago. At first, I ordered the 40 and 20 high power BPF's and they work amazingly well. I have had 0 issues with these filters. The 40/20 antenna is a fan dipole going to a quadplexer for 40/20/15/10. I've been able to successfully run SO2R on those 2 critical bands thanks to these filters, at 1500 watts. I also purchased the 80 and 160 high power filters, and have had zero issues with them as well. Occasionally, especially on 80 with somewhat "high" SWR (~ 2.5:1) the filters have performed flawlessly. All of my antennas are fairly close together and these filters definitely have helped me take my operating to the next level.

The construction is rock solid, each filter is individually built and tested before being shipped to you. Pavel is outstanding in communicating about the status of your order and even if there are delays because these filters are quite popular! I've recommended them to many folks in my contesting club for building their SO2R setup. As the solar cycle begins to peak and I look to 15 and 10, I will definitely be ordering those filters from VA6AM.
NR4M Rating: 2020-02-17
Just what the doctor ordered... Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Just about a year ago, I purchased several of Pavel's high power band pass filters for my multi-multi station.
It can be a real PITA to minimize inter-station interference and after all the 'normal' improvements, we still had a bit that needed to be dealt with.
After doing my own research and talking to a friend who is a happy customer of Pavel's, I decided to purchase the high power filters. (Since we do several 'full boogie' RTTY contests from the station, I felt the need for the high power filters.)
I received comments from several of the ops about how the filters seemed to help with the annoying 'garbage' noise products on the bands. I guess this would make the operating much less fatiguing over time. My inter-station interference is much reduced and I was pleased enough with the outcome, that I recently ordered additional filters for the mult stations.
To be sure of what I had received, I evaluated each filter on my VNA, and they all looked great. Although I only work CW, these filters easily cover the whole band with excellent performance numbers.
In the first set I ordered last year, there were a couple of capacitors that were broken from shipping damage. Pavel had replacements to me in just a few days. Can't ask for better service than that.
I would not hesitate to whole heartily recommend any of Pavel's products to anyone.
If anyone has questions, they may contact me at steve@nr4mcom.
N2WQ Rating: 2020-02-03
Best in class Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have a full set of triplexers and 160-10M BPFs at my VE3 and HQ9X locations. Pavel's products are exceptionally well engineered and have made it possible to run M/2 using tribanders and other closely spaced antennas without any interference. I cannot imagine either of my stations without the VA6AM products.

Just as importantly, Pavel maintains instant communication with current and past customers and doing business with him is nothing but pure pleasure. I can't recommend Pavel enough!