JJ wrote:

Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:

If you still want a balun, buy a one to one balun for the dipole
or just make a coax balun, coil seven to ten turns of coax six inches in
diameter.

That makes an RF choke, not a balun. There is no real advantage
for a balun on an antenna just for receiving.

Indeed, but Anna begins to toss and turn...

I must attend to her....

You must understand...