As a follow-up, is there a practical way to determine how much current
unbalance will cause a one dB reduction in power delivered to the
antenna, the "lost power" being that power radiated by the transmission
line?

It seems like a rather complex modeling problem.

Thanks!

Chuck, NT3G







ig Endian wrote:
How does one check the balance between two parallel feed wires into a
doublet antenna. Neon bulbs or some sort of meter gizmo?

tnx

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