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On Mar 7, 3:45 am, Roy Lewallen wrote:
wrote: On Mar 5, 3:14 pm, (Dave Platt) wrote: In article , Roy Lewallen wrote: I highly recommend that you decouple the feedline with a current balun (common mode choke). Better yet would be two, spaced about a quarter wavelength apart. Small antennas can be made to look a lot better than they really are if the feedline is allowed to become part of the radiating antenna system, so unless the feedline is decoupled well, any measurements you make will be subject to speculation as to whether the radiation was from the antenna or the feedline. It would also be interesting to use a simple current probe to sweep along the feedline, and see what sorts of currents might be flowing along the outside of the feedline, both with and without a good common-mode choke or two in the feedline. I agree. I think it's quite possible that even a decoupled feedline will add enough radiation to make the antenna noticeably better than it really is. I'd prefer to see the source mounted *at* the antenna to make it a decent comparison. . . . Even that might not be adequate, depending on the design of the transmitter. Any power or other wires connected to the transmitter could easily become part of the radiator, so they'd have to be decoupled. A small, battery-powered transmitter with no connected wires would avoid this potential problem. Roy Lewallen, W7EL You still don't understand! you are talking bull**** you have no idea of the design of Art's antenna or of how it works or it's needs yet you put up your remedies for old style antenna's. I am sure Denny is a competent and independant operator and will be aware of all the pitfall's of testing a new antenna and does not need you to tell him how to go about it. As Art said in a previous post Denny is free to do as he wishes Art will have no input in the testing of the antenna, and nor should you Keep on digging the hole is getting bigger. Derek |
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