Subject: Topband: Current Balun feeds
> Hi All,
>
> Will someone tell me why a 1/4 wave vertical (either full size or top
> loaded) or an inverted-L needs to be fed through a current Balun.
>
> It seems to me that if the center of the coax connects to the vertical or
> inverted-L and the shield connects to the radials, nothing more is needed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> George K8GG
Hi George,
I have to agree with you. Feeding an unbalanced load with a unbalanced
feedline,
seems to me to be correct with no current balun.
I shunt feed my tower with an Omega Match. Works out great. VSWR at 1830 kHz
is
1.0-1. 2.0-1 bandwidth is ~ 40kHz. I might retune it to 1820 kHz as my
contacts are 99.9%
CW. NO Balun.
My Best to the Battle Creek Gang
73........Price W0RI
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