In , "Dave VanHorn"
wrote:

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no, the point i was making is that a dipole, is designed to be fed from a
balanced source, and it does make a difference.

If you are saying that a balanced load should be fed from a balanced source,
I'll buy that. But don't forget that a dipole doesn't necessarily need to be
balanced. It's just as easy, if not easier, to shift the feedpoint (gamma match)
as it is to wind a balun.

the magnitude of the
difference, in gain, radiation, and rf on the feedline /when feeding it
unbalanced/ is debatable.

I dunno... I've pegged my FSM more than a few times holding it next to a coax.
But that may not be such a bad thing if you want some vertical polarity while
using a horizontal dipole.





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