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Re: [TowerTalk] Test Fixture for Common Mode Chokes

To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Test Fixture for Common Mode Chokes
From: Brian Beezley <k6sti@att.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:10:44 -0800
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AB7E wrote:

"(the process is useless if you only do it in one spot since as you say it could be a current minimum)"

But the shield may have a traveling wave, either due to radiation or nearby lossy objects, the latter especially for underground coax. Even a partial traveling wave that includes some residual standing wave can fill in current dips.

Here's a model of a traveling wave on coax feedline. I did this to model a very long feedline. You just place a resistive load near the end. Adjust the position and resistor value for flattest current.

I'm posting this link mainly because I was disappointed with the image in my last post. It was supposed to be a bare image, not one embedded in a page of stuff. Let's see if this image-hosting service renders just the image:

https://iili.io/fPBFT9s.gif

If it looks good, the service is here:

https://freeimage.host/

If not, I'll try to find another.

Brian

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