Hi Al -

Your antenna is excellent in every way. I have two of them
that I'm thrilled with. And after our local ARES/RACES group
saw mine, they ordered ten more for other members of the group.

I confess to smiling a bit when I found out that my J146/440 at
20 feet is about 6 dB stronger into the local repeater than our
EOC station's Comet "gain" antenna at 50 feet. (Obviously, this
cannot be a direct A/B comparison; but both stations have a clear
shot to the repeater, and they are closer to it than I am.)

Don't let the nattering nabobs of negativism in this NG get you down.
Many of them are so stuck in their ways, I'm surprised they haven't
reprised their stock answer of "use ladder line and a tuner to feed
a 135 foot dipole" as the hot ticket for 146/440 coverage. ;-)

73, Ed

"Arrow146" wrote in message
...
Remember back when some said my Open Stub J-pole (OSJ) design
Would not work very well.
Just take a look at 25 reviews at
A HREF="http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1613"eHam.net Reviews - OSJ
Model
J146/440/A
or
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1613

See if you can find the ONE review that did not give it a
5 out of 5 rating.

Changing the way J-Poles are made, "Simply the Best"

73 Al Lowe N0IMW
ArrowAntenna.com