Channel Jumper wrote:

tom;801521 Wrote:
On 2/8/2013 8:24 AM, Channel Jumper wrote:
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One other antenna - if you had the money and the real estate would be
the High Power - Off Center Fed Dipole - which operates practically
everywhere between 440 MHz and 160 meters - with the exception of 15
and
30 meters.

http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/hypower/-

If you believe that an antenna will operate effectively from 160m to
70cm you are even more ignorant than I previously thought.

And OCFD are not good even at HF if you really understand how they work

and the problems they have because of that.

tom
K0TAR

I am going to explain it, but only once.
If you talk to the owner of that web site, he will tell you that the
designer of the particular model of off center fed dipole that I am
talking about is K3CC.
Again, if you call him on the phone, he will explain to you that K3CC
holds 27 US patents and is a lot more intelligent then you will ever
be.

I hope he is better at designing antennas than at building websites...
Sheesh, what a load of crap. It is still waiting after 5 minutes, and
when I click the "no popups" version I end up at some Google login.

"Rob" wrote in message
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I hope he is better at designing antennas than at building websites...
Sheesh, what a load of crap. It is still waiting after 5 minutes, and
when I click the "no popups" version I end up at some Google login.

I thought it was just me, but looks like you are having the same problem I
have with that site. I just gave up on trying to get anywhere with it.

I use an OCF lots of times for the low bands, but just do not see it being
very good on 2 meters if designed to start at 160 or 80 meters.
Mine does not appear to be that good even at 6 meters. It might be IF I
find a station in the right direction. My triband for 20,15,10 makes a
beter antenna for 6 than the OCF. I do have 5 elements on 6 with an 18
foot boom to compair it with.