In the ARRL antenna book, in the chapter on portable antennas, there is 
an article on a folded dipole using 300 ohm tv twinlead, which is 
matched using a capacitor, or a stub of 300 ohm twinlead. 
 
I've had one of these for 80 meters for over two years, and I'm quite 
happy with it.  I made it with "rat shack" TV twinlead, exactly 
according to the cookbook, and it has a 1:1 SWR right at 3775.  My rig 
has no problem matching across the entire band, and the SWR around 3510 
or 3990 is just approaching 3:1. 
 
I chose to use the stub match, because I had the twinlead handy. 
Dressing the stub away from the feed line is the biggest drawback I found. 
 
Its mounted as a shallow vee, with the apex at about 50 feet, ends at 
about 30 feet. 
 
Just a different method of matching, but its simple and functional. 
 
73, 
W4KAZ 
 
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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