Dipole/OCF/ZS6 Antenna Wire Kits (160-6 meters)
Dipole Antenna Wire Kit for dipoles from 160 meters to 6 meter. Includes 2 end insulators, #14 Insulated stranded copper wire and spade lugs and heat shrink for lugs for attachment to an optional balun (use 1:1 balun for most dipole arrangements).
The OCF Antenna Wire kits are for 80 meters (95 feet + 40 feet) that covers 80-40-20-17-15-12-10-6 meters or 40 meters (12 feet and 53 feet) that covers 40-20-17-15-12-10-6 meters or 160 Meters with additional tuning stub for 40/20. See OCF Manuals in Antenna downloads section for additional dimensions and setup.
Insulators are a very stealthy, strong, pair of 2 PVC, 2 1/4" long. 1" wide. 1 1/8" hole separation wire antenna insulators and may be black, gray or white depending upon inventory
SLIP-ON FERRITE BEADS
Baluns are used to connect balanced antennas to unbalanced transmission lines (Coaxial cable) and Ununs are used to connect unbalanced transmission lines to unbalanced transmission lines or unbalanced antennas (e.g. verticals). In the case of 1:1 baluns the input is usually an unbalanced coax cable and the output load is a two terminal balanced load like an antenna. Ununs are also called line isolators, feed line chokes, and 1:1 coaxial baluns (incorrectly). 1:1 Baluns and ununs stop common mode currents (flowing on the outside of the coax braid due to skin effect) when they are located at the antenna feedpoint. They can also be used as “line isolators/chokes” anywhere along the cable to suppress flow of induced RF (antenna near field radiation and neighborhood noise pickup) which helps suppress RFI into the radio receiver/transmitter. For best results, put one at the antenna feed point connection, and one at the radio room entrance, and for difficult common mode current cases, one every 1/4 wavelength along the antenna feed line. For low (below 3 MHz) frequencies, use two 5 bead baluns in series to double the choking impedance or order the 10 bead or 15 bead version for higher choking power.