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Old May 29th 08, 01:25 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Michael Coslo Michael Coslo is offline
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Default Ladder line Vs. Coax

Sonny Hood wrote:

I have a 160M windom and a G5RV and will dedicate this
inverted vee antenna to 75M.


There's your answer. And here's the readers digest version of it.

As a rule of thumb, if you are going to use an antenna cut for a
specific band, cut it for that, and use coax, and a balun.

If you want to have multiple bands from one antenna without traps or
tricks, use ladder line and a tuner.

The ladder line can handle the wildly varying VSWR, and the tuner will,
well, allow the Xciever to see an impedence it likes.


- 73 de Mike N3LI -