OCF Masters Articles
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A Simple Dual-Band Upgrade for Your 40-Meter Dipole
During this lull in the solar cycle, 40 meters has been the best band for both local and DX contacts. Now that the sunspots are coming, other bands will soon be packed with signals as well. If you have a 40-meter dipole that's been your workhorse through the lull between Cycles 24 and 25, this will get you on 15 meters with low SWR and a minimum of effort. -
End Effect and Harmonic Antenna Design
This article takes you through the design of a 40 M dipole that many hams also use on the third harmonic, 15 M. In the process it starts with the speed of light and drills down to the realities affecting our antennas including, Velocity Factor, VF, and End Effect in our battle to build multi-band harmonic antennas.
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Diagram Correction June 2020 CQ Magazine
Please see our latest OCF article in the June 2020 CQ Magazine. Click here to view our article. Correction for June 2020 CQ Magazine article: ... -
Multiband Off-Center-Fed Dipoles for 160 & 80 Meters
If you need a multiband wire antenna and your rig’s built-in antenna tuner can’t deal with the high SWR of a G5RV on some bands, KC1DSQ and W1IS have another suggestion to consider — an off-center-fed dipole for 80 or 160 meters that will also be usable on higher frequency bands.
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The Design Principles of OCF Masters Antennas
The Design Principles of OCF Masters Antennas Introduction: Off Center Fed Dipoles are popular multi-band antennas. They work pretty well, but the... -
A Different Twist on a Dual-Band VHF/UHF J-Pole
WA5VJB has been busy stringing antennas between satellites — in orbit — and wasn’t able to finish his planned column for this issue. Filling in for Kent this month is Robert Glorioso, W1IS, who describes how he solved some problems in making dual-band J-poles (intended mostly for field use) function well on both 2 meters and 70 centime- ters. – W2VU
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