Most antennas are a compromise of sorts whether it's installation height, length, material. .etc. If you actually understand the physics and associated math in addition to propagation then you innately understand there's no one perfect antenna for everyone in the real world. When you're starting out is suggest keeping it simple and cheap. Get on the air and improve things as you gain knowledge and skills to best analyze your QTH and finances. A properly installed dipole can work the world. An OCF dipole design just allows impedance matching on multiple bands, but, it's primarily resonant on one band. You can achieve the same effect with a dipole cut for the lowest band you wish to work; fed with ladder line and a tuner, get the antenna as high as you reasonably can. Worry with towers, verticals, ...etc later after you've had time to enjoy the hobby. You can work the world literally with just a simple wire antenna. Personally I use the Buckmaster ocf 7 bands antenna broad side to Europe. Jer
On December 8, 2015 12:48:16 PM EST, Jim Rodenkirch <rodenkirch_...@msn.com> wrote: >Anyone touting a 7 band, no tuner required antenna as efficient and a >real >barn burner failed to complete....no, no, no, no....make that failed to >even >start the Antenna Basics 101 course of instruction! > >Sheesh...... > > > > > >-- >View this message in context: >http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Craig-KD0TXL-best-antenna-tp7611237p7611260.html >Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to je...@carolinaheli.com -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
