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Subject: [TowerTalk] halfwave verticals
From: 2@vc.net (2)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:10:09 -0700
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>Hi all,
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>I'm in the process of building some halfwave verticals to use portable on HF
>with the aid of a DK9SQ telescoping fibreglass pole.
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>I am building the LC matching system to convert the high impedance at the
>end of the halfwave down to the 50ohms to match the coax.
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>My question is this! I'm sure in the past I have seen a computer program
>that allows you to key in the frequency and it will give you the length
>required and the values of inductance and capacitance required.
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>Does anyone know were I can locate this program or if there is a manual
>calculation I can use for the LC values.
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I have a halfwave vertical for 80m,  The feed Z is around 1000-ohms.  I 
match it to 50-ohms with a variable L and a variable C.  This allows 
coverage from 3.5MHz to 4MHz with a 1.0 to 1 SWR.  
  
cheerio, David

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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