[Antennas] OCF Dipole

Sun Mar 2 10:45:31 EST 2008

When I looked at the cost of materials, especially for a good balun, I 
ended up buying this one http://hamcall.net/7bandocf.html. This was just 
before Field Day last year and time was growing short anyway.
It's pricey and a little heavy because it's built so well. It worked 
perfectly, just as advertised. If I were building one, I'd use this one as 
a reference.
Another link for info is http://www.packetradio.com/windom.htm
73
Ed
At 05:55 AM 3/2/2008, you wrote:
>I'm thinking of building an OCF, and would like some user feedback before 
>I start this project. This will be a homebrew effort. Here is some of the 
>info I would like to hear about.
>>1. What balun did you use (4:1 6:1)
>>2. How far from the short end did you place the balun.
>>3. 2:1 SWR points without needing a tuner.
>>4. Did it perform as expected.
>>I've read some articles, there are 2 really excellent ones at the ARRL 
>website.
>>Any and all comments are appreciated. Thanks 73
>>Ed W3NR
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