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Old December 9th 05, 09:29 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Telamon
 
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Default In-Door Horizontal [Flat] Loop Antenna - - - No Grounding Required

In article . com,
"RHF" wrote:

M... - " The loop will be unbalanced if you don't use a balun. "

Please Educate me as to Why the Loop Antenna
would be Un-Balance without using a Balun ?

i want to know - cause -iane ~ RHF


Any time you connect a transmission line directly to a antenna the coax
shield can affect the antenna unless you decouple it.

You can:
1. Run the coax at a right angle from the antenna elements.
2. Use a choke of some type on the coax.

Otherwise the coax shield become part of the antenna.

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Telamon
Ventura, California