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Old January 6th 07, 12:45 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore Cecil Moore is offline
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Default Interesting 144 foot Dipole

Jim Kelley wrote:
Can you describe the balun you used?


When one feeds the antenna system at a current maximum
point, the balun is non-critical. I am presently using
ten turns of RG-400 on an FT-240-61 toroid with no
measurable common mode current on an MFJ-853. As you
know, the stress on the balun is reduced when the
resonant current maximum point is located at the
output of the balun-choke. That's another bonus for
the matching system that I use.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com