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Jackson Richter
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I have been doing a study for a couple of years now on the off center fed dipole. I was very much in the dark on what to expect in the relationship between the off center fed (ocf) and a regular dipole. I asked many questions and most of the time I jumped to the wrong conclusions. I decided to invest into antenna software like (Eznec + ) and do a study to see what the real truths are about this antenna. I have been using this particular antenna for awhile now and have compared it to other antennas including the standard center fed dipole. The (OCF) antenna has done equally well compared to the regular dipole. I just wanted the engineering community to know that with this simple antenna configuration, this multiband ( 7 bands) antenna has almost the same far field strength as the standard dipole, using no passive parts other than a 4:1 balun at the feed point. I used a derivation of the radiation resistance formula and can predict exactly where to place the feed point for optimal usage. I would like to thank all that have offered their advice.
Jackson Richter
Jackson Richter