Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole

2021-11-05 Thread Eric Swartz
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Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole

2021-11-05 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/5/2021 4:24 AM, CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft wrote: As has been said on many occasions, there is no real difference between a dipole fed in the middle and one fed off centre: as long as you can get the current to run in the dipole by suitable matching and don't waste it along the way, they

Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole

2021-11-05 Thread Ray
Great Article……. WA6VAB Ray K3 Sent from Mail for Windows From: CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 4:24 AM To: k...@altaeng.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole Chuck I'm not an expert but you might find

Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole

2021-11-05 Thread CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft
Chuck I'm not an expert but you might find it useful to read http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/baluns/baluns.pdf Antennas popular with Elecraft back-packers are off centre fed dipoles: eg 20ft of wire up a tree and 10ft of wire on the ground as an example. Many low power and one-man dxpeditions use

Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole

2021-11-04 Thread Charles K0MV
Hi David, Thanks for the synopsis below.  I found it very useful being unfamiliar with amateur practice over the years with OCF antennas.  My antennas are all center fed. I replied to this message because it was the most informative. Other, later messages on this thread were also

Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole

2021-11-04 Thread CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft
Hi Dan Good question. I'll answer as a non-expert as best I can. This is essentially a quest for a multi-band dipole that is easy to make and use. If you can put up mono band dipoles and beams for all your bands, you probably will not bother going this route. The popular description of