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I just installed a Off Center Fed dipole where one leg is 45 feet in
length and the other is 90 feet long. When I checked the balun feedpoint (SO-239) with my DC ohm meter, there was a circuit. The manufacter states its a 6:1 ratio balun and after my test, I assume its a trifilar type. The antenna truly is "no tune" on the 80/75, 40, 20, 17, 12 and 10 meter bands. 60, 10 and meters are all within the range of the internal tuner of my radio. But I was wondering what impact using a voltage balun (assuming I am correct) has? What would be the effect of changing to a current balun in this design? Does the OCF dipole require feeding with balanced voltage as opposed to balanced current? Also, I've read things about voltage baluns indicating they can't handle a mismatch well - is that true? Thanks, Scott, WU2X |
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