I am trying a 80m off center fed folded dipole.. It sounds quiet and loads fairly well across the HF spectrum..
With lack of knowledge I am wondering if there is any reason to climb this tree..
Hoping to hear your thoughts, 73s de Dave AA1A

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In article <cb731bb3-b754-47ae-9769-f3c532b597d4n@googlegroups.com>, radiocomaa1a@gmail.com says...

I am trying a 80m off center fed folded dipole.. It sounds quiet and loads fairly well across the HF spectrum..
With lack of knowledge I am wondering if there is any reason to climb this tree..
Hoping to hear your thoughts, 73s de Dave AA1A

I know about the folded dipole and use an OCF dipole, but have not seen
an OCF folded dipole. Can you describe it to me ?

Ralph ku4pt

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On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 2:21:18 AM UTC+9:30, Ralph Mowery wrote:

In article <cb731bb3-b754-47ae...@googlegroups.com>,
radioc...@gmail.com says...

I am trying a 80m off center fed folded dipole.. It sounds quiet and loads fairly well across the HF spectrum..
With lack of knowledge I am wondering if there is any reason to climb this tree..
Hoping to hear your thoughts, 73s de Dave AA1A

I know about the folded dipole and use an OCF dipole, but have not seen
an OCF folded dipole. Can you describe it to me ?

Ralph ku4pt

Don't bother.... I would recommend symmetrical antennas only for HF due as unsymmetrical antennas are susceptible to common mode currents causing noise...

Anthony

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In article <0cea444f-7081-4db1-b530-22d734569d35n@googlegroups.com>, anthcp@gmail.com says...

I know about the folded dipole and use an OCF dipole, but have not seen
an OCF folded dipole. Can you describe it to me ?

Ralph ku4pt

Don't bother.... I would recommend symmetrical antennas only for HF due as unsymmetrical antennas are susceptible to common mode currents causing noise...

Anthony

Anthony

I use an OCF for 80 and 40 meters and have used it on other bands at
times when I am too lazy to turn the awitch that puts me on my triband
beam, I really like the OCF as I am usint a home built OCF called a
Carolina Windom. Mainly an OCF but a choke aboyt 20 feet from the feed
point on the coax. It plays as well as my 80 meter dipole on 80meters.

I just have not seen anything called an OCF folded dipole. I have seen
the folded dipole so know what that is.

There are some antennas that I do not care for but have not tried them
either.

Ralph ku4pt

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On 7/8/2023 5:39 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:

In article <0cea444f-7081-4db1-b530-22d734569d35n@googlegroups.com>, anthcp@gmail.com says...

I know about the folded dipole and use an OCF dipole, but have not seen
an OCF folded dipole. Can you describe it to me ?

Ralph ku4pt

Don't bother.... I would recommend symmetrical antennas only for HF due as unsymmetrical antennas are susceptible to common mode currents causing noise...

Anthony

Anthony

I use an OCF for 80 and 40 meters and have used it on other bands at
times when I am too lazy to turn the awitch that puts me on my triband
beam, I really like the OCF as I am usint a home built OCF called a
Carolina Windom. Mainly an OCF but a choke aboyt 20 feet from the feed
point on the coax. It plays as well as my 80 meter dipole on 80meters.

I just have not seen anything called an OCF folded dipole. I have seen
the folded dipole so know what that is.

There are some antennas that I do not care for but have not tried them either.

Ralph ku4pt

I can't guarantee this but, I can imagine a normal folded dipole with
the feed point being off center. But I can't imagine why it would be
desired. Maybe the only accessible point is off center? I hope the OP
returns and gives more info.

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