"Lucky" wrote in message
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Lucky schrieb:

One picture explains more than 1000 words :-)
Use monospaced charctars please.
Feel free to modify the picture to explain your own setup.


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0 wire connector on BalUn
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20ft | \ 45ft

For sure you can use a twin-lead 300 Ohm wire going off the balun and
then
feeding the antenna wires of different lengths. This 300-Ohm wire works
like a ladder-line -just not a very good one though-.
Best setup is to connct the different wires directly to the BalUn. No
matter if the wires are somewhat in parallel a few feet as the wires
allways will interact some way.
Did you have the 300-Ohm wire split on the far end? This is somewhat
essential to get good signals.



No, it is not split on the ends at all. How much should I split them?
Wouldn't this make more like a limited dipole?

So then just add extra wires directly to the balun and run them out my
window?

Should they be running right along the other lines or should they be in
different planes?


Not having split the the ends of the 300-Ohm wire you just don't have
more than a plain feeding line. To split the wire or to add some extra
"antenna" wires at the end does make it an antenna then. Bowonder you
have "low noise". You simply have "no reception" :-)
Try to put the wires as wide spread as possible. At least in a 90 degree
angle -a 180 degree angle is fine too-. Try different length of wires
and check out what works best for you. You can simply extend a wire with
a nylon cord or a nearly unvisible fishing cord to go to a fastening
point in a tree or a ielephone mast or....
Would you like to tell us what receiver you got?


Volker!!

You and RHF are the men! I hooked up just two 20 ft #22 wires to the
balun, not the ends of the twinlead and wow. Hams galore all over the
place that I never got in good. Now they sound like the next building.
It's new beginning for me.I think I love you. How about a date??

Lucky


BTW,

the noise floor is still extremely low. The R-75 is a super fantastic
reciever and don't forget it has DSP. With the balun, it's like smooth ice
baby.

Lucky