I have an 80m OCF antenna here. I am wondering if it would work ok on 6m. Long leg is 92 feet, short is 34 feet and the drop is 22 feet with a 4:1 balun at the top and a 1:1 UNUN at the bottom. I was told by another ham locally here in the phoenix area that it most likely will work on 6m, but I am not sure. any way to tell short of having someone stop by with an antenna analyzer?

-eric
N7zzt


On May 4, 2014, at 8:10 AM, Pat Byrne wrote:

> I had good six meter results with my old five band beam, none of 
> those bands being six!!  And antenna direction didn't make a lot of 
> difference.  And my TS2000 tuner found a match with my poorly 
> installed G5RV.  My point is that if the rig can get a good match, a 
> compromise antennna will get you on six with acceptable results.
> Pat, K9JAU At 08:49 PM 5/3/2014, you wrote:
>> I will get the PL259 replaced on my 6 meter antenna this week. That
>> will put an end to this talk about 6 meter openings! (Smile)
>> 
>> Seriously, if you have never tried 6 meters, and you now own a radio
>> that covers it, A dipole is just about 9 feet long. A quarter wave
>> vertical is about 56 or 58 inches tall, depending on where you cut it
>> in the band.
>> 
>> The point is, don't under estimate small, simple antennas. They will
>> work well, especially if that is all you can string up on a balcony, in
>> your closet, etc.
>> 
>> On 10 meters, I just worked stations in N.C., CA, and French Polynesia
>> within the past half hour on CW.
>> 
>> Ten meter antennas are longer, of course, but the same principle
>> applies. Put up whatever you can, wherever you can, and make some contacts.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> --
>> Mike Duke, K5XU