[TowerTalk] OWL and LFA antennas

[Larry Banks]

Hi Joe,

I have "played" with a 3-el 6M LFA from Innovantennas.  Seems to play just 
fine although I have no way to check the true gain.  It is very important to 
keep the balun away from the boom -- see attached photo.  (Photo won't go 
through to TowerTalk.)  Otherwise your SWR can be high.

Here are my SWR measurements with the yagi at 18' (yes -- too low for real 
DX):

50.0        1.02 : 1
50.1        1.0 : 1
50.2        1.0 : 1
50.3       1.01 : 1
50.4        1.12 : 1
50.5        1.22 : 1
50.6        1.4 : 1

73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Tait" <johnei7ba at eircom.net>
To: "Joe Barnes" <n4jbk at comcast.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] OWL and LFA antennas


> I've built a few LFAs for 6m, 4m and 2m. They all came in right on the 
> nose, and outperform anything I had before. They're extremely quiet on 
> receive, with a very clean pattern.
>          Good luck es vy 73
>                John  EI7BA
>
>
> On 06/09/2013 15:43, Joe Barnes wrote:
>> Does anyone have any first hand experience with these OWL and / or the 
>> LFA type of beams? I am mostly interested in antennas for 6 and 2 meters. 
>> I have been looking at antennas for what I feel is too long and I am 
>> ready to get some more beautiful aluminum and stainless in the air to 
>> punish the atmosphere.
>>
>> I have heard that these type of antennas are not quite ready for prime 
>> time, it has been said to me that they are very sensitive to the weather 
>> changing S.W.R. if it rains or snows. I won’t stay up too late worrying 
>> about snow here in Florida but it has rained here before.
>>
>> I don’t mind at all trying something new but I don’t want to stick my 
>> head into the noose if there is actual evidence saying that these type of 
>> antennas are flawed in some really noticeable way that will make me 
>> regret putting them up there.
>>
>> Thank you for your help,
>>
>> Joe N4JBK
>
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