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, Dec. 2021

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

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