[CTSARA] Antenna Question

[Tony K1OC]

C. Buckmaster 7-band OCF. 

Will work without a tuner on 80, 40, 20, 10, and 6, and with a 3:1 tuner on 30 and 15 (although I do use the tuner on the other bands).  It's 135 feet long.  If you have room for it (260 feet), the 8-band version will give you 160 meters and better performance on 80 (although the 7-band version is  just fine on 80).  

It's built like a tank, mine was up continuously for nearly four years (until I moved) and survived Sandy as well multiple storms and nor'easters.  It's coax-fed to a balun, so no ladder line to worry about.  A choke (25 feet or so of coax around a 4-inch form) at the shack entrance helps reduce the noise.

I can't recommend it highly enough if you're looking for a single, all-purpose, multi-band antenna.  I've used a Carolina Windom at Field Day, and I like the Buckmaster better.  

Vry 73,
Tony
K1OC

> On Jun 28, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Tom Alessi <tom at k1ta.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a general antenna question.  Actually I am looking for opinions and
> I know there are people in the club with more antenna knowledge.  So here
> it is:
> 
> QUESTION:
> 
> Which antenna would work better on 80m - 10m ?
> 
> A.  Off Center Fed Zepp (Fed with Ladder line with 4:1 balun near the
> window entry point)
> 
> B.  Windom (OCF 80-6m with 4:1 Balun at the antenna, fed with RG-8X)
> 
> I have the Zepp and I am considering changing it out with a Windom... Is it
> worth changing???
> 
> Tom Alessi
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