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Re: [TenTec] Field day antennas

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Field day antennas
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: k9yc@arrl.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:30:17 -0700
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On Tue,4/14/2015 12:36 PM, John Bescher via TenTec wrote:
And for your comment on the OCFD,

Off-center fed antennas put lots of common mode RF on the feedline, which is bad news for interaction between stations.

Yes, stubs and bandpass filters can help reduce interference between stations. So can a better rig -- cleaner TX and more bulletproof RX. That's why K3s are the current weapon of choice, with rigs like the KX3 and TS590 a decent second place.

Don't even think about bringing an el-cheapo do-everything wonder like an IC706, FT100D, or newer equivalent Yaesus to FD -- you'll be spewing trash into all the other stations!

73, Jim K9YC
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