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Old July 9th 12, 08:51 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Rob[_8_] Rob[_8_] is offline
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Default Dipole-2 different wire sizes?

Szczepan Bialek wrote:
The "dipole" where one element is connected to "live" wire and the second
to a "ground" is the monopole.


It is your misunderstanding that:

1. amateurs always connect coax directly to a dipole. they don't.
those that are in the know will use a balun.

2. the braid of the coax is "ground". this is not true. there will
be voltage at the braid of the coax at the antenna end when a balun
is not used.