[W8MWA] Simple, cheap J-pole

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The Arrow is a great antenna!
Dave


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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Bob West <wa8ycd at arrl.net> </div><div>Date:04/20/2015  8:53 AM  (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Joshua Smith <juicewvu at gmail.com>,Dean Thompson <deanot26508 at gmail.com> </div><div>Cc: MWA Mail Reflector <w8mwa at mailman.qth.net> </div><div>Subject: Re: [W8MWA] Simple, cheap J-pole </div><div>
</div>I have used the Arrow OP-144/440 J-Pole, and it  is pretty neat.

It weathers, so if you intend to leave it up I recommend sealing 
the coax connector pretty well. 

I found it to be a little unwieldy to mount on a mast because it has 
only the one small U-Bolt and a lot of mass above.

Make sure all nuts are tightened.



Cheers,
...Bob West WA8YCD

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                                                                                                                                           (Tom Baker, The Fourth Doctor)



From: juicewvu at gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:33:03 -0400
To: deanot26508 at gmail.com
CC: w8mwa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [W8MWA] Simple, cheap J-pole

Hello Dean,
 
Thanks for sharing this antenna design. For anyone interested a very similar antenna is commercially available from arrow antennas (http://www.arrowantennas.com/osj/j-pole.html). I have one of these and it seems to work well. 
 
73,
--
Josh Smith
KD8HRX
 
Email/jabber: juicewvu at gmail.com
Phone: 304.237.9369(c)
 
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> On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:43 PM, Dean Thompson <deanot26508 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Here is a simple and cheap, dual band J-pole setup. Includes dimensions and parts list.  Not your normal copper pipe j-pole, this one is aluminum.
> Swr on this setup, is around 1.1:1 as reported by a colleague of mine.  He is in Houston PA and opened up our repeater and communicated with me on 10 watts.
> 

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