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Reviews For: Arrow Antenna 146-4S 4 Element 2 meter Permanent Mount Yagi

Category: Antennas: VHF/UHF+ Directional (Yagi, quad, etc.)

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Review Summary For : Arrow Antenna 146-4S 4 Element 2 meter Permanent Mount Yagi
Reviews: 24MSRP: 80.
Description:
Elements: 1/4" Solid Aluminum, Direct Feed In Line Gamma Match, SO-239 Connector, Stainless Steel Mounting Hardware. 9.68 dBi gain. Optional mounting bracket - end or center, vertical or horizontal.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.arrowantennas.com
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KI4KVS Rating: 2006-10-05
Tough; works great Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
While installing the antenna, the rope used to hoist it into the air slipped, and the antenna made a 40 ft (not counting the guy wire that it hit) drop to the ground. No damage, not even a "tweak".

I oriented it vertical since the antenna (mine, anyway) is resonant at 146.200mhz, and the SWR was a bit high at the low end of the band. I used the "end mount" feature, and I'm glad I did. Working a local station that gives an easy "+40" on 5 watts, the "backside" completely nulls him out. My guess is that the mast works as a "super reflector". Tuned according to the assembly instructions, SWR was 1.3:1 at 146 mhz, but a little tuning brought it down to 1:1 at 146, and 1.7:1 @ 144.000 mhz, and 1.6:1 @ 148.000 mhz

The mount is a bit hard to handle in the air (four bolts, four lock washers, four nuts, and two saddles to keep under control), but once tamed is very solid. Do yourself a favor, and use electrical tape to hold the bolts against the mounting plate.

This is a fine antenna, and the published gain figures appear accurate.
KC0SDV Rating: 2005-12-29
GREAT ANTENNA Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Based on these reviews and recommendations of other hams, I purchased one and am thrilled with it. Repeaters that I could not even hear on a vertical come in loud and clear with this antenna and I have great signal reports from them. I am thinking of ordering another one for the attic to be used during storms to monitor and report skywarn.

73

Cliff
VE7REN Rating: 2005-04-24
its true,simply the best!! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
very tight tolerances and cratmanship is excellent.good materials used,and very well designed. i would not hesitate to buy another arrow product.i end mounted mine with a homemade bracket from aluminum angle and stainless bolts, but the factory bracket would do fine.all in all its a winner.
K1ESL Rating: 2005-04-01
Simply the best Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
"Simply the best" is how Arrow Antenna describes its products. It's absolutely true. Read any of the reviews for their antennas and you will see that people agree. This one is no exception. The stacked (2 antennas) version is reviewed on the site here too; this is the single antenna version. The quality of Arrow Antennas is phenomenal. The design is excellent too, they are superb performers. (I have others besides this one)

It's easy to assemble and the design is thoughtful as well. For instance, the SO-239 connector has the copper wire portion of the gamma match already attached - it's inside the boom. When you assemble it, you remove the SO-239, turn it 90 degrees and put the copper wire through the rubber grommet and reattach the SO-239 - now the copper wire is ready for the rest of the matching device assembly. Everything fits perfectly with tight clearances - but no bending or drilling things out, etc. is required.

The optional mounting bracket is a necessity, it's as good as the antenna itself - precision and built well. The antenna is lightweight and easily end-mounts; the bracket can also center mount it, and the antenna can be vertical or horizontal. It's another superb engineering and manufacturing job.

The performance is, of course, excellent.

You just can't go wrong with Arrow's antennas. Check out the web site to see how they are manufactured. Shipping direct from Arrow is really fast too. I just can't say enough good things about them - they are simply the best!