InnovAntennas 144 MHz OWL Ultra Yagi Antennas

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InnovAntennas 144 MHz OWL Ultra Yagi Antennas offer the 2 meter weak-signal enthusiast undeniable low-noise performance with amazing SWR bandwidth, particularly goo

InnovAntennas 144 MHz OWL Ultra Yagi Antennas offer the 2 meter weak-signal enthusiast undeniable low-noise performance with amazing SWR bandwidth, particularly good gain and an excellent front-to-back ratio. Five Optimized Wideband Low-impedance (OWL) Ultra Yagi antennas are available, starting with six element up through ten element models. InnovAntennas' OWL Ultra Yagi beams have been extensively numerically simulated and optimized using special software that includes a 3D simulation of the boom, the insulators, the connector and the cable; an elaborate numerical simulation of these antennas that was inconceivable a decade before. InnovAntenna has achieved the best of what is technically possible for a wideband 2 meter Yagi.

The boom of the 144 MHz OWL Ultra Yagi is 1 in. (25mm) square aluminum featuring through-the-boom insulated elements. The adjustable center fed folded dipole has the side opposite the 50 ohm feedpoint connected to the boom, which removes static charge to protect the transceiver. This antenna acts like a band-pass and noise filter outside the 2 meter band, due to rapidly rising impedance. However, the most important feature of OWL Ultra Yagi antenna is optimization for reduced side lobe in the elevation plane, achieving dramatically reduced received noise, even in high ambient noise city locations.

The InnovAntennas OWL Ultra Yagis are suitable for all "weak signal modes" on the low end of the 2 meter band due to the optimization for high gain with incredibly low noise for EME, Meteor Scatter, Tropo-DX, Sporadic-E, etc. Despite the robust construction (the antennas can withstand wind speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h), the Yagis are still relatively light and thus suitable for smaller masts or for stacking several antennas. The OWL Ultra Yagis do not include a balun, as the coaxial cable connects directly to the loop driven element dipole. The antenna can handle 5 kW, but the recommended choke balun handles a maximum power of approx. 1.0 to 1.5 kW is possible. Exceptionally good SWR is achieved over a wide frequency range. With excellent gain to noise ratios (G/T ratio), the economical InnovAntennas OWL Ultra Yagis are well suited for use in stacked arrays, for EME, satellite or terrestrial operations.

Each model listing describes the key benefits of the OWL Ultra Yagi Antennas.

Your antenna is a part of your receiver and arguably the most important part of your station. You have spent thousands on radio equipment; make sure you don't short-change your set-up by choosing anything other than an InnovAntennas OWL Ultra Yagi.