[TowerTalk] suspending a OCF Windom from a tower

[Bert Almemo]

Hi guys,

An OCF antenna works best if the major part of the wire is horizontal.
That's at least my experience.

73 Bert, VE3NR
 

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K5MLC (Mike)
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:57 PM
To: R. Morris
Cc: towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] suspending a OCF Windom from a tower

The OCF is the best option for my limited real estate. Center feed would not
fit! Other option would be end-fed. 


Mike
K5MLC


>________________________________
>From: R. Morris <robrk at nidhog.net>
>To: K5MLC (Mike) <k5mlc at sbcglobal.net>
>Cc: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] suspending a OCF Windom from a tower
>
>On 01/17/2012 05:01 PM, K5MLC (Mike) wrote:
>> Good Afternoon,
>>  I recently erected an 134' OCF 7 band Windom @ 40' on my 50' tower with
each end ending about 10' off the ground. The Windom is being fed with LMR
400 through a 4:1 balun. I am experiencing higher than expected SWR reading
on all bands. The Windom is attached directly to a leg of the the tower.
>
>Wire connected to the tower, no insulation ?? Why an OCF as an inverted V.
Why not a center feed dipole?
>
>
>
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