"Kash J. Rangan" wrote in message
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Is it advisable to use a combination of Coax and a ladder line to feed a
simple horizontal multiband dipole antenna?

In my new QTH it would be very easy for me to get a short run of coax out
of my shack window but I would like to use a low loss ladder line for the
main run up to the antenna feed point. Is it OK to place a 4:1 balun just
outside of the window for the transition?

Kash, AG4EL


you can, but how long of a run will it be from the shack to the antenna??
unless it is a very long distance just go with the coax... the added loss
and complexity of the balun and then the mismatch of the ladder line to the
dipole at the far end is probably going to be more than just going with coax
all the way.