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Tom,
thank you for your comments. I will try to make it more clear. These are some results I arrived at before I start its construction and carry out the measurements. Firstly, my aim was to find the exact place of the driven-element where the SWR is lowest. I used RICHWIRE for my simulation.This program has an upper limit for the wire radius.So I had to make two categories of diagams, one for wire radius 0.00037 [wl], which is rather not realizable, and one for 0.0037 [wl] ignoring the programs criteria. I ended up that the Hentenna is unfortunately a narrow band antenna. So it would be rather difficult to build it. What I am working on now, is changing the antennas dimensions so that I would come to an even lower SWR and a broader bandwidth. Emma "Emma" wrote in message ... Yes,"a" in the diagram below is the wire radius. http://antennas.ee.duth.gr/recradioa...ntennaGeometry /Hentenna%20Geometry.htm My design results, for two different radius values, of R, X, Z, Rho, SWR and Directivity, as they vary with the driving element position, are shown at http://antennas.ee.duth.gr/recradioa...ntennaA/Henten naA.htm and http://antennas.ee.duth.gr/recradioa...ntennaB/Henten naB.htm I would be most grateful if you could have a look at these results and make any comments. I would also appreciate any reference you may point at, in addition to those I collected at http://antennas.ee.duth.gr/recradioa...ferences/refer ences.htm Thank you in advance for your time, Emma "Tom Bruhns" wrote in message m... (I assume "a" in the diagram you linked to is the wire radius or diameter, though it probably is not critical.) Yes, it appears that it would be best if the feed is balanced. A balun to transform from an unbalanced feed to a balanced one is a good idea for this antenna. You can put the balun at the antenna, or some distance away and feed from the balun to the antenna with balanced line, if the line is arranged symmetrically with respect to the antenna. It would also be good to know the approximate feedpoint impedance of the antenna. An eznec (or similar) model of the antenna should give you an idea about the feedpoint impedance. If you use coaxial feedline to the balun, which connects in turn directly to the antenna, and if you dress the feedline so it runs away from the antenna perpendicular to the wire where the feed point is, a single balun is likely enough, but if the feedline runs away from the antenna at an angle, it may be advisable to also use a choke-type balun perhaps 1/4 wavelength from the feedpoint. On the other hand, I would not expect enough gain from this antenna that it would matter a lot, and you may do fine not using a balun at all and just letting the feedline radiate a little. Cheers, Tom "emma" wrote in message ... In the picture below appears the geometry of the Hentenna. No constructional details are given. http://antennas.ee.duth.gr/recradioa...ntennaGeometry /Hentenna%20Geometry.htm However I can use a balun to connect the coaxial line with the connector. Because of the skin effect there is current in the interior and the exterior of the conductor. Firstly this current is only superficial.A part of it ends into one of two wires. As result we connect an unbalanced system(coaxial line) with a balanced one(conductor). In order to avoid this we use a balun which is a geometry transformer. I ask for more comments. Emma |