📡 Palomar Learning Series — OCF Antenna System Guide
Optimize your antenna with expert insights on OCF antenna design, proper baluns, frequency compensation and feed line placement.

Discover the secrets to powerful, quiet, and confident multi-band operation.

In Off-Center Fed Antenna Confidence, Palomar Engineers Chief Engineer Bob Brehm, AK6R guides you through the practical world of Off-Center Fed (OCF) antennas — from the first wire to the final contact. Written in a friendly “Elmer” style, this book turns complex theory into everyday understanding.

You’ll learn how to:

Design, build, and tune OCF antennas for 160 through 6 meters.

Master feed point balance, SWR, and current flow.

Eliminate RFI using hybrid baluns, chokes, and noise filters.

Quiet your station and improve your receive signal-to-noise ratio.

With clear explanations, practical tables, and over a dozen technical figures, Bob shows how to transform your station from “good enough” to “best in class.” Whether you’re a new operator or an experienced contester, this guide gives you the knowledge and confidence to make your OCF antenna system perform at its best.

“Every contact is a handshake between two antennas — when yours is balanced, choked, and fed right, you’ll always get a firm grip.”
— Bob Brehm, AK6R

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