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Old November 27th 07, 06:18 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Does an UnUn decouple an antenna from the feedline?

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:57:40 -0800 (PST), wrote:

My question is will this properly prevent
feedline radition?


Hi Scott,

The long answer: No.

Is some feedline radiation always expected /
inherit in this type of antenna design?


The short answer: Yah, sure, youbetcha!

The answer you need: Stick with the UnUn, and add a choke directly
beneath it. Then add another choke a quarterwave beyond that, and
possibly a third one a quarterwave further along. That should do it
for this exceptionally (notoriously) unbalanced design.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC