With an OCF dipole, does it matter which leg, short or long, is connected to which side of the 4:1 balun, hot(coax center) or shield? How can you tell which is which, the balun is not marked. Thank you.
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$\begingroup$ Welcome to ham.stackexchange.com! $\endgroup$ – rclocher3 Feb 19 '20 at 22:52
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1$\begingroup$ What kind of 4:1 balun is it? Does it have two cores? $\endgroup$ – Phil Frost - W8II Feb 22 '20 at 18:10
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$\begingroup$ I don’t know. It’s a Radio Works balun and completely sealed. About 3” Dia and 4” tall. $\endgroup$ – John Feb 24 '20 at 0:55
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It doesn't matter. If you change the connection of the OCF dipole nothing will change from the current and voltage flow or distribution points of view.
answered Feb 20 '20 at 9:33
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Phase
The only difference will be the RF phase. A "balun" is a transformer that goes between balanced and unbalanced sources and sinks of energy.
Unless you are trying to use two dipoles as an array, the phase doesn't matter.
