View Single Post
  #1   Report Post  
Old August 15th 05, 05:49 AM
Telamon
 
Posts: n/a
Default Tuned MFJ-1024 Active Antenna

In article .com,
wrote:

Hello Group

I have been wondering if it might be an advantage to remotely tune
this active antenna using a varactor? The remote unit uses a 40673
dual gate mosfet followed by a 2N5109 npn vhf/uhf transistor which
feeds a 30 turn bifilar wound 4:1 balun. Then rg58 to the control
unit. The whip is 58"/1473mm in length. Any thoughts on this?


Yes. People have done this to design a tunable antenna so you can do a
Google search on it. The antenna element of the right type is inductive
and the varactor diode capacitance across it can be used to resonate it
at some frequency.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California