[CQ-Contest] Melti Band Dipole?

[Dennis Younker NE6I]

Well, Joe, try not to melt one by running more power than it is rated for. Hi hi. You can easily melt an OCF too.

I too would go with the parallel dipole aka fan dipole. It is resonant on all bands either out of the package or after some minor tuning. Resonant antennas outperform compromise OCFs all day. There are a few vendors out there selling them if you don't want to build one yourself.

--Dennis NE6I

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+ne6i=cox.net at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Vincent Weal
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 6:38 AM
To: Joe <nss at mwt.net>
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Melti Band Dipole?

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 at 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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