KK4OBI-Bent Dipoles. Post 1956.
Bent Dipole Antennas from KK4OBI Source: https://www.qsl.net/kk4obi/Center-fed%20Dipole%20selection.html Accessed on 12 August 2019. Content provided by Dick Reid (KK4OBI). One of the simplest and cost effective HF antennas you can build is the "classic" dipole antenna. The dipole can be fed with 50 ohm coaxial cable for single band use or with balanced feed line into a balanced "tuner" for multiband HF applications. The dipole antenna is amazingly "forgiving" and can be shaped to fit your property or the confines of a portable operation. You can still use a dipole antenna fairly well, even if you have to "bend" it out of shape to fit your needs. In this post from Dick Reed (KK4OBI), we explore at least 16 types of "bent" dipole antennas that will work in your yard: These variation range from the traditional horizontal HF dipole and inverted V to bent end dipoles and vertical dipole configurations. Dick provides an in