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DX Engineering DXE-ANTW-OCF - DX Engineering Off Center Fed Dipole Wire Set

Antenna Wires, OCF Pre-Assembled, Crimped & Soldered 0.25 in. Terminals, 14 AWG Stranded Copper, UV Black Insulation, 48 & 113 ft. Lengths, Set

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DX Engineering DXE-MC20-C4-1 - DX Engineering Maxi-Core® 20 Baluns and Feedline Chokes

Maxi-Core® 20 Current Choke Balun, 4:1, 5 kW, Use on 200 ohm Feedpoint Antennas, High Common Mode Impedance, Each

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DX Engineering DXE-WA-BMB - DX Engineering Wire Antenna Balun Mounting Brackets

Balun Mounting Bracket for Wire Antennas, Mounts Maxi-Core® 20 Baluns, Insulated, Poly-Resin/Stainless Steel Hardware, Kit

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Overview

DX Engineering Multi-Band Off Center Fed Dipole Antenna Kits

DX Engineering Multi-Band Off Center Fed Dipole Antenna Kits (OCF) cover the 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meter bands by taking advantage of the practice of feeding two different length wire dipole legs with a 4:1 Balun. Compared to a single-band resonant dipole with equal length legs, the OCF Dipole offers the advantage of HF multi-band operation at the "cost" of slightly to somewhat elevated SWR. Depending upon band and antenna surroundings, in many cases the automatic antenna tuner built into the transceiver will provide the desired band coverage at good SWR. In some cases a low-cost external tuner will provide better band coverage, while a more capable external tuner is required for high power operations.

Included instructions show one of four different Off Center Fed (OCF) Dipole versions with different band coverage and SWR results, as well as the description of the wire antenna assembly.

Designed to be rugged yet lightweight, DX Engineering Multi-Band Off Center Fed Dipole Antenna Kits include two lengths premium 14 gauge relaxed PVC insulation antenna wire with a ring terminal soldered on one end, one DXE-MC20-C4-1 DX Engineering Maxi-Core® 4:1 Dual Core Balun, the DXE-WA-BMB Mounting Bracket* for Maxi-Core® Balun including End Insulators** and stainless steel hardware. The insulators are made from a super high-strength UV resistant black poly-resin compound and feature an exclusive serpentine wire-weave grip for insulated antenna wire. This method of threading the wire provides a grip strong enough to permanently support the antenna wires. This allows fast and easy field adjustments to the length of the antenna for tuning with no soldering. This long-lasting antenna kit includes stainless steel hardware. Up to legal limit 1.5kW SSB and CW power handling is typical, with reductions for high SWR and the appropriate 25% power restriction on high duty cycle carrier modes including AM, RTTY, FT8 and FT4.

Add rope and supports available from DX Engineering, such as a Carbon Fiber Mast or Fiberglass Mast, for installation of the DX Engineering Multi-Band Off Center Fed Dipole (OCF) HF antenna.

*(US Patent No. D 744,459)
** (US Patent No. D 534,905)

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