Yes, the antenna is fed with window line. I dont remember the exact length
of feeder, but its close to 32 feet. Its got an LDG 4:1 balun and some
coax to make the shack entry
Tim
W8TAH
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 6:10 AM Jeff Clarke <ku8e@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I believe the antenna that W8TAH described is NOT a dipole because he
> mentioned he feeds it with open wire feeder. A center fed zepp cut for 80
> meters is usually about 130-135 long and fed at the center with 450 ohm
> open wire line. The antenna patterns I described are on the W4RNL webpage
> and maybe the ARRL antenna book. I would imagine that if this antenna was
> fed with some type of 50 Ohm coax the pattern would be different.
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