7-band OCF dipole (new QTH)

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80m 7-band off-center-fed dipole bought from gniklat1 on eBay.

Advertised to work on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, 12m, 10m, and 6m (tuner needed to cover all of 80m and 10m), with max power 300W PEP, 150W CW, 75W Digital. Advertised to work best in an inverted V configuration with the center at 25-30ft and ends at 8-10ft above ground. Includes 4:1 voltage balun.

2m SWR measurements below just for fun :)

Suspension

About 10m up. Suspended from pulley attached to top of ~10ft bamboo pole, attached to top of 3rd segment of 3-segment steel antenna mast designed to be ~10m long, but set to be only ~25ft long. Mast a few inches into ground, guy wires tied to spiral ("dog") stakes.

Wiring

Measurements

Initial SWR measurements, 2025-05-17

Antenna in air, rope of short end tied taught to fence, rope of long end tied loosely to tree. 80m 20m 17m 12m 10m 6m 2m

After tightening and raising, 2025-05-18

Under antenna

Other side of lightning arrester, nominally grounded

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