I'm with Jim here... This is a recipe for RFI...
If it were me, I would replace the OCF dipole with almost anything else,
especially if you are running power. That type of antenna causes more
RFI issues than almost any other type of antenna, save an end fed...
You made a comment about needing the power to get out, that might
indicate an antenna issue, so maybe replacing the OCF with a good
vertical and a decent radial field, or a dipole, up as high as possible,
is in order here...
73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
http://www.nk7z.net
On 12/02/2017 02:50 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 12/2/2017 1:59 PM, Joe wrote:
I use coax as a feed, not twin lead. Twin lead will not survive 100
mph winds, which are common at my location.
N6BV, retired ARRL Antenna Book and Handbook editor, wrote a great piece
that ran in QST about two years ago showing that even with coax, a choke
will fry very quickly when feeding an antenna not matched to the
feedline (that is, up in the air).
73, Jim K9YC
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