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1. [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Steve Sacco NN4X <nn4x@embarqmail.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:13:48 -0500; Scott - I have wondered from time to time about this assertion: "... the inventor of the OWA...WA3FET." It is my understanding the Tom, N6BT developed the what is now known as "OWA" design with his F; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00228.html (7,082 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: "Ian White" <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:17:05 -0500; The idea of inserting an extra director very close to the Driven Element has been independently discovered several times. One of the first to specifically recognise that this extra director can help; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00229.html (8,482 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Kelly Taylor <ve4xt@mymts.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:33:08 -0600; Virtually every reference on Google searches to the Optimized Wideband Antenna refers to WA3FET as the inventor. None refers to N6BT. Most also co-credit K3LR for the OWA. You might be able to outfox; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00240.html (9,339 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:23:39 -0800; You might be able to outfox some Google search results, but not every single one. Not necessarily the case here, but there is some span of time where things don't show up in Google, although it might; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00243.html (8,083 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: "Peter Voelpel" <dj7ww@t-online.de>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:00:11 +0100; Antennas with the narrow spaced first directors were standard many years before DL6WU published that for ham radio antennas. I installed TV VHF antennas by Kathrein, Hirschmann and Wisi with closed s; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00245.html (9,866 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:19:34 -0800; The OWA only uses ONE driven element... with the 1st director closed spaced. I bought YO 4.0 when it 1st came out.....and it would not allow you to space any two elements any closer than .09 waveleng; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00246.html (8,836 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:48:11 -0800; http://www.naic.edu/~angel/kp4ao/ham/owa.html describes the underlying concept from W3FET -> use a fat element as the driven element: fatter elements have increased bandwidth, but have higher feedpoi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00247.html (9,894 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: "Joe Barnes" <n4jbk@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:25:03 -0500; I heard that Al Gore invented the OWA antenna. Merry Christmas, Joe N4JBK -- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com __________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00248.html (7,280 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: john@kk9a.com; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:07:50 -0500; There is only one driven element on an OWA antenna. I think the biggest advantage is the direct 50 ohm feed. No match is needed making it easier to build and there are no match losses. It is easy to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00251.html (8,196 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 05:11:08 -0800; and, the trade, as always, is that the gain is slightly less, and the F/B & F/R (aka sidelobe levels) will be worse, particularly at band edges _______________________________________________ ______; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00253.html (8,362 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 05:23:46 -0800; On 12/12/13 10:00 PM, Peter Voelpel wrote: Antennas with the narrow spaced first directors were standard many years before DL6WU published that for ham radio antennas. I installed TV VHF antennas by; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00254.html (10,254 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:29:24 -0500; The OWA design was originally credited to Nathan Miller, NW3Z, a grad student working for WA3FET. See <http://www.naic.edu/~angel/kp4ao/ham/owa.html> for a detailed paper. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00256.html (10,986 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: "Ian White" <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:48:33 -0500; biggest easier with a edges That tradeoff isn't universally true. It may well be true for HF Yagis because of the relatively small number of design variables (element lengths and spacings) that are a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00257.html (10,118 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] OWA Inventor? (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:08:24 -0800; On 12/13/13 4:07 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote: There is only one driven element on an OWA antenna. I think the biggest advantage is the direct 50 ohm feed. No match is needed making it easier to build an; /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00259.html (13,626 bytes)

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