I think I misunderstood this connection.
> Question: This seems to be simply an RF choke on the shield of the coax
> = (same as winding the coax into a loop).....therefore, would it not =
> accomplish the same thing to just wind a high impedance RF choke on a =
> toroid and insert it at the feedpoint between the coax shield and the =
> antenna?
I assumed this described a bifilar choke of some sort, and not a
single winding choke!
A choke only on the shield would "disconnect" the shield and
make things worse. The only workable choke is a bifilar winding or
a coaxial cable used in the winding.
73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com
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