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![]() "dxAce" wrote in message ... David wrote: Make Folded Dipoles and use a CATV balun backwards at the feedpoint. Then you can use plain old RG-6 and F-Splitters. Not only is this incredibly cheap, the entire antenna system is at DC ground*. Caution, do not use Baluns with little capacitor inside. *Use an F Grounding Block where the coax enters the house. And a drip loop. http://members.shaw.ca/weskyscan/ima...ldedDipole.gif I'd be a bit sceptical of that 300-75 ohm TV type balun. But then again I'm sceptical of anything that's 75 ohms. dxAce Michigan USA Several years back I had a contract to characterize a variety of CATV splitters for marine use. Port to port isolation was abysmal below 5MHz, insertion loss and return loss well below rated spec - Their need extended down to MW, so I could not recommend any of the ones we tested. If you have a field strength meter, here's a simple test to evaluate a baluns actual balance. Connect the 75 Ohm end the the FSM input. Connect a short wire to one lead of the 300 Ohm end; tune in a loud SW station near the freq of interest and note its level in dB. Being careful not to move the wire, short both sides of the 300 Ohm and note the new level. At V/U the change is typically 30dB indicating acceptable balance and pretty much guaranteeing the outer shield of the coax will not be a significant part of your antenna. At HF, its anybody's guess. I seem to recall that the wider bandwidth of the folded dipole configuration is attributable to the effective larger diameter conductor- probably easily offset by using a larger wire diameter in a classic wire dipole. Dale W4OP |
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On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:36:24 GMT, "Dale Parfitt"
I seem to recall that the wider bandwidth of the folded dipole configuration is attributable to the effective larger diameter conductor- probably easily offset by using a larger wire diameter in a classic wire dipole. Dale W4OP The dipole wire would have to be a half-inch in diameter for plain old TV Twinlead. A T2FD is an example of a widebanded folded dipole. http://www.bwantennas.com/pro/fdipole.pro.htm |
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![]() "David" wrote in message ... On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:36:24 GMT, "Dale Parfitt" I seem to recall that the wider bandwidth of the folded dipole configuration is attributable to the effective larger diameter conductor- probably easily offset by using a larger wire diameter in a classic wire dipole. Dale W4OP The dipole wire would have to be a half-inch in diameter for plain old TV Twinlead. A T2FD is an example of a widebanded folded dipole. I did the modeling David, and your 1/2" value is pretty darned close to the mark- about a 6% increase in BW which is not trivial. Dale W4OP |
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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:28:16 GMT, "Dale Parfitt"
wrote: "David" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:36:24 GMT, "Dale Parfitt" I seem to recall that the wider bandwidth of the folded dipole configuration is attributable to the effective larger diameter conductor- probably easily offset by using a larger wire diameter in a classic wire dipole. Dale W4OP The dipole wire would have to be a half-inch in diameter for plain old TV Twinlead. A T2FD is an example of a widebanded folded dipole. I did the modeling David, and your 1/2" value is pretty darned close to the mark- about a 6% increase in BW which is not trivial. Dale W4OP I read it in an old QST or the ARRL Antenna book, decades ago. |
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