Thread: Long Wire Balun
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Old February 20th 04, 12:10 AM
Reg Edwards
 
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Wrong!

If a long wire antenna, regardless of Zo, is about 1/4 wavelengths long it
will have an input impedance less than 50 ohms.

A conventional balun will bring it down to much less.

And a conventional balun will not work the other way round.
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Reg