[Elecraft] Question for Wayne about your OCF Dipole

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

One very good source of information on OCFD antennas can be found at 
http://www.dj0ip.de/antennas/

He also has a very good discussion and examination of various baluns, 
common mode chokes, and tuner loss.

73
Bob, K4TAX


On 9/18/2017 6:19 PM, Don Sanders wrote:
> So not much different than the G5RV with parallel feed line all the way to
> the tuner, no coax.
> Just fed off center at the 39% or 61% point instead of center fed.
> I wonder about losses in the tuner due to the imbalance but not having
> tested it I hold any judgement.
> Several articles in the literature of similar OCF antennas fed with
> parallel line.
> Basically all are non-resonant, so no worries about resonance on higher
> bands as with OCF , balun,coax fed antennas.
>
> I used a 88 foot center fed with 2 lengths of RG 6 coax similar to what you
> are using.
>  From Ecuador I worked the world with QRP 40 to 10 meters and with 50 to 100
> watts on 80.
> Yes, a good antenna. I center fed it due to worries about loss in baluns
> with OCF antennas and the lack of commercial balanced line. Just a little
> loss from the RG6.
>
> Dr. Don W4BWS
> ​SKCC 81C
> K2 SN 163​
>
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