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[TowerTalk] Shortened Dipole on 160M

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Shortened Dipole on 160M
From: K7GCO@aol.com (K7GCO@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 06:36:27 EDT
In a message dated 9/19/01 1:31:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, K7GCO@aol.com 
writes:

<<  Another concept is to make it long enough to a "Create 160 Ohm" Rr 
 feedpoint and match it with 90 ohm coax.  This improves the ratio of 
Rr/RLoss 
 for the same radial system and that is always beneficial. (low feedpoint 
currents) >>

Oops! That should read a 1/4 wave of 90 ohm coax to match 160 ohms to 50 ohms 
for the rest of the way.  I used only 1/4 wave of 90 ohm coax as that reached 
right to the rig.  So that actually was the only coax used and a 50 ohm 
bridge read 1:1 SWR.  K7GCO

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