Par Electronics Antenna

[VK4KHZ]

Has anyone had any practical experience with the Par Electronics stressed moxon antenna for 50Mhz?
If so I would be interested in your thoughts/comments.
I am about to order two of them to take back to H44 & H40 with the intention of leaving them there.

It seems ideal for what I am looking for - apparently it will handle up to 1Kw and is lightweight to transport and easy to reassemble.

I would appreciated any comments from anyone who has actually owned/used one of these.

Regards

Shane VK4KHZ

[VK4TI]

Not familiar with the exact antenna although have buit several similar hf outfits with good success
the eham reviews seem very positive if that's indicative?
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3336

[VK4GHZ]

...I am about to order two of them to...

Shane, I tried to purchase an SM50 several years ago, but they would not ship outside the USA.
(The usual bs, from some of these American outfits that can't be bothered)

I ended up making my own, a rough clone of theirs, and I was pleasently surprised how well such a simple and compact antenna performed.
It exhibits directivity, which means it has forward gain.

I used 1" ally box tubing, an old fibreglass CB whip as the insulators between some small diameter round ally tubing for the sides, and some earth wire as the second element.
The earth wire is soldered to solder lugs at each end, and these simply screw into the round tubing forming the sides.
The side elements (the round tubing) slot into holes in the 1" box section, and clamp in under stress, when the wire element is fastened into position.

It assembles in seconds, and the only tools required are a Philips head screwdriver to attach the wire element, and a shifter to tighten up the U-Bolt clamp to the pole, on the mounting plate.

Sorry, no pictures available.

Unless Par Electronics have changed their no-export policy?

[VK5PJ]

Hi Shane,
I was going to order some of the HO loops from M2 for the Alice Springs 50MHz beacon but would be extremely interested in how you go ordering from PAR. I looked at these may years ago to mount on the rear of my sedan in a 6,2,70cm stack but never quite got there.

Has anyone had any practical experience with the Par Electronics stressed moxon antenna for 50Mhz?
If so I would be interested in your thoughts/comments.
I am about to order two of them to take back to H44 & H40 with the intention of leaving them there.
It seems ideal for what I am looking for - apparently it will handle up to 1Kw and is lightweight to transport and easy to reassemble.
I would appreciated any comments from anyone who has actually owned/used one of these.
Regards
Shane VK4KHZ

Regards,
Peter, vk5pj

[ZL1UJG]

Hi,
About a month or so ago got a Omniangle OA-50 from him and have ordered a SM-50 Moxon which is now on its way to NZ, so apparently shipping to NZ is not a problem. I assume VK is the same.

Very simple construction for the Omniangle and consistently pulls in the ZL2WHO/B 6m beacon from here thru the TV murk, whereas a DJ130 discone didnt even see anything.

Shipping aint cheap at around $50-60 US$ (+/-)

Kevin ZL1UJG, Hamilton NZ (waiting for the Analogue TV switch off here)

[VK4KHZ]

Hi All
Well it seems they may have changed their policy in shipping to Australia.
This is the reply I received -


Hi Shane,
Thank you for the inquiry. The SM-50 is $109 and the OM-144 is $69. Standard connector is silver/teflon
SO-239. Type N is a $5 option.
Allow $58 for U.S.P.S. shipping.
SK-50 $56
SK-144 $52

If ordering multiple items- send us your order via e-mail and we can save by
bundling.

Current lead time to ship is 7 working days. This can change substantially
depending on our commercial/military order status.

Payment via PayPal to parinc1@frontier.com or prepay by check. No credit
cards.
For ARRL members, you may read their review of the SM-50 at:
http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/bymfg.html

73,
Dale W4OP
for PAR Electronics, Inc.
http://www.parelectronics.com
(828)743-1338 VOICE
(866)304-8479 Toll Free FAX

If anyone in VK4 wishes to order anything and ride off the back of my freight then please let me know before Tuesday - that way you will only pay for the antenna and any postage to your location once I receive the items.

Regards

Shane

[VK3AUU]

If you want a true omnidirectional beacon antenna, put up a half wave vertical. The polarisation doesn't matter and it is much simpler.

David

[VK4GHZ]

I forgot to add, the homebrew Moxon cost less than $10 to build!

[VK5PJ]

Hello,
placed an order with PAR via email for some of their Triangle antennas for 50 and 144 (for home and 8RAS Beacon), paid via paypal. It was a truly painless transaction, antennas arrived as promised. What more could a ham ask for

A big thumbs up to PAR Electronics from me.

Regards,
Peter Sumner, vk5pj

[VK3ZAZ]

If you want a true omnidirectional beacon antenna, put up a half wave vertical. The polarisation doesn't matter and it is much simpler.

David

YEP
Sounds like PJ has a winner, the HO M2 loops are outrageous in price.
Re Verticals no complaints here..
2014-04-04 09:54 VK3RMV 50.294455 -29 0 QF02wm +37 5.012 VK3BD QF33ca 388 241
2014-03-29 06:42 VK3RMV 50.294472 -11 0 QF02wm +37 5.012 VK5ACY PF95sb 352 219
2014-03-29 01:36 VK3RMV 50.294479 -27 0 QF02wm +37 5.012 VK5KAA PF94iw 391 243

2014-03-21 02:26 VK3RMV 50.294490 -9 0 QF02wm +37 5.012 VK5PJ PF95mk 412 256
2014-03-16 00:06 VK3RMV 50.294469 -20 0 QF02wm +37 5.012 VK3OER QF23db 222 138

RMV 5W on the Omni got heard in VK8 two days ago
2014-04-06 03:22 VK3RMV 50.294480 -26 0 QF02wm +37 5.012 VK8KMD PG66wh 1712 1064



and in JA a few weeks back
Not bad for a clapped out TS680S.
ANtenna is US made moseley out of stainless steel 1/4 wave elevate ground plane on the fence.
And it doesn't interfere with the PIE equipment like the CW beacon did.
Dah di Dah.