I would go with a OCFD....DPS uses a LOT of them at offices for HF emergency
use. Make sure the 4:1 balun is more than your output power....I have a Palomar
4:1 OFCD....only complaint I have is the top hook can be removed causing the
nut inside to fall off and there is NO way to fix it...unless you cut open the
balun. I had to return mine and get a new one (which was quick I'll
admit...they have great customer service)..
IF you have room for a 160m OCFD, you can cover up to 6m with it on most HF
bands with no tuner...a tuner will get you full coverage of course.
Chris WB5ITTTrustee W5APXWRXZ789 GMRSSociety of Broadcast Engineers Vice
Chairman and Frequency Coordinator, SBE134 SE TX and SW LA
On Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:04:41 AM CDT, Scott Medbury via BVARC
<[email protected]> wrote:
My old trusty fan dipole took a fatal beating from a contractor and rather
than rebuilding my homebrew that covered 40 thru 10, I'm looking at an Alpha
Delta for 80 thru 6 to put up. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
73 ... Scott KD5FBA ------------------
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