OCF Masters Publications

Publications
“A Different Twist on Dual Band VHF/UHF J-Pole,” Bob Glorioso, W1IS, CQ Magazine, June 2019

“Multiband Off-Center-Fed Dipoles for 160 & 80 Meters,” Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, and Bob Glorioso, W1IS, CQ Magazine, June 2020

“A Simple Dual-Band Upgrade for Your 40-Meter Dipole” Bob Glorioso, W1IS and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, CQ Magazine, Dec. 2020

“Balun Basics: What’s a Balun? Why a Balun? How Do I Make a Balun?” Bob Glorioso, W1IS and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, Jan. 2021

“A New Design of a 40-6-Meter Off-Center-Fed Dipole,” Bob Glorioso, W1IS and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, CQ Magazine, May 2021

“A Portable Two-Element 40-Meter Wire Beam,” Bob Glorioso, W1IS, and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, QST, June 2021

“My Dipole Has Gain!” Bob Glorioso, W1IS, and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, CQ Magazine, August 2021

“Portable 20-Meter Phased Dipole Beam," Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, and Bob Glorioso, W1IS, QST, March 2022

“A Deep Dive into End-Fed Half-Wave Antennas,” Bob Glorioso, W1IS and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, CQ Magazine, December 2021

"Phased Array 20M Dipoles – In Depth," Bob Rose, KC1DSQ and Bob Glorioso, W1IS, QST-In Depth, Pending Publication.

"An All-Band 160-Meter OCF Antenna," Bob Glorioso, W1IS and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, QST, August 2025

Articles only on OCFMasters.com

“The Design Principles of OCF Masters Antennas” March 2020

“End Effect and Harmonic Antenna Design” Nov 2020

Submitted Article with more detail: “A Portable Two-Element 40-Meter Wire Beam”

"Portable Phased Dipoles for 20m"

"OCFMasters White Paper: Different Cores for End Fed Transformers"

Presented at 2023 Northeast HamXposition: Multiband Wire Antennas & Phased Dipole Wire Beams

Presented at 2023 Northeast HamXposition: Simple Wire Antennas

Instructions for Tuning an Antenna