[TenTec] Zepp?

[k6jek]

OCFD fed with open wire? I suppose everyone else here understands how that would work but I don't. Wouldn't the imbalance of the antenna turn the open wire into a radiator or did you have some kind of choke up in the air?

Jon


On Sep 14, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:

> Don, you put me on the spot here.
> I have never tried a 44' OCFD.
> I have tried both the 66' and 132' OCFD fed at that split, fed with open
> wire, but not the 44'.
> I don't like to comment on things that I have not actually tried myself.
> 
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Jones
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 5:47 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Zepp?
> 
> I like the 44ft doublet idea.
> But I would like to try the OCF method mentioned by Rick DJ0IP.
> Sounds like for a 44 ft OCF antenna the feed point would be 19ft/25ft. 
> Correct?
> Hoping I can get 10M to play better and would like better efficiency as
> compared to a 34 doublet on 30M.
> 73, Don
> 
> 
> On 9/13/2014 7:29 PM, Augie "Gus" Hansen wrote:
>> 
>> <snip>
>> Elecraft sells a nice low-power balun that is switchable as 1:1 or 
>> 4:1. I have used it for field/portable ops, but it's usually set to 
>> 1:1 for the antennas I use (44' or 88' doublet).
>> 
>> 73,
>> Gus
>> <snip>
>> 
> 
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