On 9/13/2010 3:07 PM, Owen Duffy wrote:
John wrote in news:i61i8h$png$4
@news.eternal-september.org:

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=16722

The source is actually
http://www.saunalahti.fi/hohtola/ham...ndom-balun.htm , presented
the the DXZONE front.

Both baluns shown are current baluns, ie devices with a high common mode
impedance.

One of the advantages claimed of the Carolina Windom is the contribution
of feedline radiation.

If that was your objective, you would not employ devices (such as the
current baluns in the referenced article) that reduce the commom mode
feedline current.

Of course, the objective is a specious one. If you wanted to minimise
participation by the feedline as a radiator and pickup (especially noise,
since it is often closer to some noise sources), then you might use an
effective current balun. Indeed, more that one would probably be needed
for an OCF dipole.

Owen

Yes, that is why I said I didn't run the windom in the first place,
complete circle, completed perfectly ...

Regards,
JS