On Mon, 22 May 2006 23:19:25 GMT, ml wrote:

hi

I was wondering a few things i read about in my sgc tuner manual about
dipoles


a) they say or sorta recomend that if your making a simple horiz ctr fed
dipole, it's 'best' to have one leg longer

This might be related to the sometimes heard myth / nonsense that a
half wave dipole does not need a 1:1 balun at the feedpoint, but that
one leg should be made a little longer than the formula length to
compensate for the feedline common mode current.

I don't know the source of this concept, but I hear it from time to
time from avid readers, usually introduced with "of course, as
everyone knows..." .

Owen
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