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Re: [TowerTalk] Shunt Feeding a Vertical

To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shunt Feeding a Vertical
From: K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 09:45:07 -0500
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Correct!

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Scott Ellington. K9MA

 --- via iPhone

> On Sep 6, 2019, at 7:46 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists@subich.com> wrote:
> 
> Steve, the tap point on the tower is not 50 Ohms.  The true impedance of
> the tap point is *transformed to 50 Ohms* by the (complex) impedance and
> length of the transmission line formed by the tower and "gamma rod".
> That assumes you have a single capacitor gamma match (shunt feed).
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