WA8ULX wrote:
BTW, I have seen some plans for a Jpole identical to the one I built,
and they call for several turns of coax as a balun for the thing. I
really don't think that is needed. I measured out 1.1:1 SWR @ 50 ohms in
the middle, and good SWR across the band.



Thats not the reason for the Balun. The balun is to keep the feed line from
radiating

Is it going to radiate when everything is set up correctly?

- mike KB3EIA -

Mike,
Can the feed line radiate if everything is setup
correctly? Yes. Will it radiate? Maybe. Using a
choke at the feed point, or a balun, isn't any trouble,
so why not?
'Doc