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"Mark Keith" wrote in message
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"Tyas_MT" wrote in message
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Dunno.. I doubt it...
The website I read
this from didn't mention that, though they did say you may want to coil
the
feedline about 4-6 turns about another quarter wavelength from the end
of
the antenna.

Yep, that antenna will need feedline decoupling. A 2nd lower 1/4 wave
copper tube, closed at the top and grounded to the shield, and open at
the bottom like a bell, would be even better. I'd at least use a coax
choke. MK

I am considering trying to make a feed point balun at the center insulator,
but I won't have much room. I've got it laid out horizontally and it tunes
up pretty good as is, but I have not gotten with the guy to make my little
center insulator.

I'm mounting this above my 6m quad as an omni-vertical... I figure I can
stick it on top of a PVC pipe and it will interfere less with the quad than
a 1/4 ground plane would (and it looks better).

Thanks for the responses... I don't think heating the whip will be a
problem, though loss might... I'm only running 5 watts key down.

I'm really shooting for the occasional cross polarized weak signal
contact... though I think that the difference in gain between the dipole and
the (horizontal polarized) quad will end up meaning that vertical signals
are about the same... but it's worth a shot.

73
KD4COX
Eric