I have gotten from many people comments saying to avoid any of the OCF
Dipole designs, because of Noise. Especially the probable higher level
of noise because the place is an "EOC". (Lots of Computers)
They say a OCFD is much more susceptible to letting these noises in.
Yes? NO?
At my home, Noise I have no background in on it being a problem.
It is sooo quiet here that even on a full sized 40 meter elevated vertical,
I can have the second level pre amp on, and in an empty spot on any band,
the S meter sits at S-0 or maybe tickling up to a max of S-1
Joe WB9SBD
On 8/29/2024 8:37 AM, Vincent Weal wrote:
Joe,
First of all I wouldn't use a melti band dipole. They're a pain to
clean up after they've melted. 😁
A good choice for an all-in-one antenna would be an off-center fed
dipole. It will cover all the bands except 15 meters (which you could
probably use a tuner to access.) Just make sure you have plenty of
space if you go for a 160 meter version. If you want to buy one,
Buckmaster makes a very robust OCF that is rated at 3kW. There are
also plans in most antenna books for roll-your-own OCF dipoles.
73,
Vince K4JC
On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 9:18 AM Joe <nss@mwt.net> wrote:
Hi Y'all.
The station we used to use for multi op efforts and or exposing
never contested before people to contesting is no longer available
for
us to use. He is a SK.
But we can use the county "EOC" building. They will allow us to
put up a dipole on the 60 foot tower.
So what is the best out there for a all band, at least 80 thru 10 non
warc bands Dipole? Maybe even 160?
but at least 80, 40, 20, 15, 10.
What is the best out there?
Joe WB9SBD
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