[Elecraft] (OT) -- Regarding the QRP Discussion

[Jack Chomley]

I would not say the Omniangle is a compromise antenna if it works :-) The operator had nothing else to compare it with and was able to make many contacts with it!
We would all like a big Yagi I guess, but they weigh more than a few pounds.
The thrill really, is doing more......with less!
Incidentally, I am about to find out just how good an Omniangle on 20 metres is, Dale shipped mine out, earlier this week.


73,

Jack VK4JRC

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> On 7 Feb 2014, at 11:05 am, stan levandowski <sjl219 at optonline.net> wrote:
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> FYI - if any Listers here happened to work 3DA0US in the last couple of days, you might be interested to  learn that he was running a KX3 at between 5 and 10 watts depending upon his DC input level.  His antenna was a PAR Omni Angle on a 22 foot fiberglass pole.  He made 400 contacts in two days of operating and he was only on a few hours each day.  In a couple of weeks he'll be operating as 7P8US with the same rig and antenna.  
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> The PAR Omni Angle is only a 7 foot aluminum rectangle with a matching network and it only weighs a couple of pounds.  Most hams would probably dub the Par Omni Angle a "suboptimal" or "compromise" antenna.  
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> A well versed operator, knowledge of propagation, patience, preparation, perseverance and top shelf equipment goes a long way to offset the handicap of a "compromise" antenna.
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> 73, Stan WB2LQF
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