Amen to everything Steve says. DJ0IP, who has done more practical research on off-center-fed dipoles than probably anyone on the planet, has concluded they are fine up to 500-700 watts, but problematic above that and not recommended.
73, Kent K9ZTV > On Nov 24, 2022, at 9:37 AM, Steve Hall<99sun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Certainly as you increase power you are more likely to cause undesirable > effects in the home. Now I am going to make a generalization that I have > found true. The antenna type makes a significant difference in > interference. Unbalanced antennas introduce more RF into the home as > opposed to balanced antennas. An end-fed or off-center fed causes far more > problems than a dipole or inverted Vee. I have proven this to myself over > and over. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 k9...@socket.net > ______________________________________________________________ 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
