Fw: [50mhz] PAR ELECTRONICS OA-50 LOOP

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:36:14 -0500

Your address bounced so I am sending it to the group. DXN.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Robinson" <[email protected]>
To: "KD8OK" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] PAR ELECTRONICS OA-50 LOOP


> What do you need to know? You can e-mail me off list and I will be glad to
> help. I am going to put mine back up as our weather is supposed to get to
50
> tomorrow. It is pretty straight foward. Join the two ends of the tubing
> together with the supplied plastic looking tube.Push them in till they are
> about an inch or so apart. Take the other end and flex the rods so they
slip
> in the holes in the ends of the box tubing and stick through about an inch
> to start.The box tubing is self explanatory, it only goes one way. Don't
> overtighten the mounting bracket.  Make sure both rods stick through the
box
> tubing about the same ammount. Attach coax and put it up and check
swr.Note
> readings in 4 places about 500 khz apart. Take it down if unacceptable for
> your portion of the band and move it in or out about a quarter of an inch
> and recheck swr. If it went the wrong way move it the other direction.
> Really simple. Once it is set no further adjustments are necessary as rain
> and snow don't bother it. I have used one mobile since 96 or 97, cant
> remember. GL, Rick.  K8DXN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "KD8OK" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:34 PM
> Subject: [50mhz] PAR ELECTRONICS OA-50 LOOP
>
>
> > I have recently acquired an OA-50 loop antenna.  Does anyone have a copy
> > (PDF or otherwise) of the manual?  I checked Par Electronics web site,
but
> > their manual section is not set up yet.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
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