I first noticed the big boom of square 80 mm when i started to asemble the 12-6! The antenna came in 3 boxes and well packed ! We replaced the OB9-5 and the OB1-40 which performed flawlessy, for an OB12-6.įor 20 to 10 meters the difference is not big but for 40 is another story (Tom,correct me if i am wrong -) This beam is built like a tank and performs like a full size monobander! Tom, DF2BO, has designed another great product in the OB 12-6! Glad I made the decision to buy this antenna! Look forward to many years of great dx with this antenna! One of the most memorable contacts in years. Yesterday I had a 30 minute 20m SSB QSO with a South African station ….

Over the last week, I have worked everything I’ve heard on 17/20/40m! I had reservations about this beam maybe being a compromise, but not anymore.Īs a rag chewer, I enjoy chatting with any station I work, including DX stations. The SWR was just as specified when checked on all bands. The tower was tilted up by crane with all antennas installed. Original: I bought the Optibeam OB12-6 to place at 51 feet on my Universal towers 35-40 with one added 10’ base section. The OB12-6 by far is the BEST! Thank you Tom, DF2BO, for a great product & great product support. While Tom sells higher gain, larger antennas, you could not pry this antenna from my dead hands! This antenna has outperformed any antenna I have ever owned including the KT36xa, EA59+, Wilson, Cushcraft … you name them, I’ve had them. I have constantly heard reports saying I am the strongest USA signal on 20 & 17m from Europe, Africa, New Zealand and Austraila. This has never happened to me in 40 years as a ham! Had 20 minute ragchew qsos with Kuwait & Seychelles Islands (at their desire I might add) with 59+ reports from both. I was the hunted dxer with pileups for 6-8 solid hours.

On two different days, I aimed the beam at Europe on 20m and called CQDX. In nearly every instance, I have worked every station in a pileup on the first or second call including United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Oman.

I use an FTDX101MP with an Expert 2K running a kw for pileups. I have had this antenna up at 51 feet for about a month now. Has busted through pileups with confirmations from Korea, India, Lebanon, UAE, Turkey, Algeria, Cape Verde, Dodecanese, Egypt, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kuwait, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, most of Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, South & Central America! This antenna is unbelievable! Been through two major ice/snow storms & performed with brilliance… no damage whatsoever. Operating from Indiana … Since putting up this antenna in mid-late Nov 2021, I have worked 144 countries with 106 confirmed LOTW, earned DXCC.

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