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Old February 28th 05, 02:57 PM
Wes Stewart
 
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:34:30 -0500, "William M. Bickley"
wrote:

I still have my training wheels on, but I am trying to model the subject
antenna, as described in the ARRL's Antenna Classics.

The feed end at ground level calls for a 9:1 transformer. The opposite end
(also at ground level)calls for a 9:1 transformer with a 50 ohm dummy load
attached. How would I include these in the model?


I would include a one-segment wire at each end to hold the source and
load. Use a 450 ohm load and set the alternate SWR Z to 450 if you
want to see the SWR normalized to that value.

This assumes that the 9:1 transformers don't add any reactive effects,
something you can't know anyway without some measurement
characterization.