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Old September 14th 10, 09:34 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Owen Duffy Owen Duffy is offline
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Default Cecil, was it you that mention a "windom balun?"

lu6etj wrote in
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For monoband applications we can get more Z from a coaxial choke
making the winding for autorresonance. K1TTT have a good data table.

Time ago I want test differents antenna to lift with a kite and I
found =
http://www.io.com/~n5fc/rfd.htm, the idea seems to me interesting
enough to make some test that are descibed here =

http://www.solred.com.ar/lu6etj/tecn...ga_revisada-en
.htm

from here I think of another use of de "coaxial trap" to get more Z
from coaxial winding specially in monoband antennas, I named de
critter "The Trap balun" =

http://www.solred.com.ar/lu6etj/tecn...a_balun-en.htm

4NEC2 simulations and real field test show me both approachs works
fine :)


How did you arrive at the value of Q (=100) used in the modelling. Was it
measured, or guessed?

Based on some experimental work, I expect that the effective RF
resistance of a closed space solenoidal coil of braided coax is much
higher than the same straight length a copper cylinder.

BTW, if you want to make a more compact self resonant trap on the lower
HF bands, wind the coil in two layers. The article at
http://vk1od.net/antenna/7MDipole/7MDipole.htm shows a pic of a two layer
7MHz self resonant balun made with IIRC about 6 turns per layer of RG6.

Owen