Turning an OCFD into a Vertical (

Art, K2ADC, is thinking about using his Off Center Fed Antenna as a vertical but he has an interesting new way to go about it. Dave will provide his thoughts.
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[@artdodd2932]

Thanks Dave for answering my question. I’m using the MFJ 1917 telescoping HD mast. What prompted the question on the 80 meter OCF was it was flat topped across my yard at about 50 feet. A wind storm took down the 45 foot leg to about 15 feet high, causing an almost perfect “L” . I was able to load the OCF up with no problem and worked Alaska, California. I’m located in NJ. I was amazed so This “ accident” prompted the question. Thanks for everyone’s input and for Dave answering the question. I’m going to try it both ways. Art K2ADC Roselle Park NJ.

[@timmack2415]

Very interesting! I'm sorry to hear that you are in NJ. Lol. I lived in Nutley for 30 years and now I moved to PA. Having 5 Acres is a little better than my 100 x 100 lot in NJ for antennas. Good luck, 73 AA2HA

[@mpb2279]

I’m so happy to see someone else with this setup :). I go 28’ up, 75’ over and slant to 9’ above ground. 4:1 with about 6 radials 30’ to 60’ on the ground (Basically I threw all the wire I could at it just to experiment). It works amazing for me. 90w ssb from Philly to Sydney, 58 reports. Go figure :-p Modeling it in software is wild though. de AC3MB

[@jameski5oeb668]

That was education at its best! Watching again for details now!

[@glenmartin2437]

Thank you, Dave. N0QFT

[@anthonyrosa5006]

Go up with the 1/3 section and go horizontal from there . Feed it from the top of the pole. Do an inverted V. Thats my best guess.

[@Siskiyous6]

So close to a Doublet, mine is at around 45 foot, and is just 8 to 10 foot longer. I do have it supported by two poles, but it could be an inverted V and work fine.

[@clems6989]

Dave, if the radials are say, all on one side of the vertical. Say, on the north side. Will it be directional in the direction of the radials (north). Or the opposite ?

[@kylezeringue5673]

I believe dxcommander sells a 12m mast and the nebula uses an 18m mast. So you could get there using most of the nebula and a tad short with the beefier 12m

[@pd1jdw630]

Well it’s not a spiderbeam mast. These are 7, 10, 12, 18, 22, ore 26 meters. 43’ is about 13 meters. But it’s quite an interesting topic. I’m curious about his result.