On Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:43:12 -0400, Mike Coslo wrote:

On 8/6/2011 6:28 PM, Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names wrote:

4. Here's my idea: an end-fed wire with traps for multi-band use. I
don't see how I could use a center-fed dipole unless the feeder came
back parallel (right next to) along one leg of the dipole. In other
words, I can't feed at perpendicularly. For a variety of reasons, the
azimuth of a wire line between the two houses would be about 25
degrees/205 degrees.

So . . . what do you think? What kind of performance do you think I
could expect from this setup?

Many thanks! ---Todd


Try an off-center fed dipole (OCF).


I'm inclined toward OCF also. I ran one for a while, which worked out
well because I could run the feed down to the shack window right at the
short side of the thing. I'd suggest a tuner as well. They do tune okay,
but the tuner extends the useable frequencies. Also, my antenna was
marginal at 20 meters. OCF isn't the "ideal" antenna, but you could do a
lot worse.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -


Agreed. Forgot to mention that I use a tuner with mine.

I have an old ICOM IC-729 with the companion AT-150 tuner.