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Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Traps?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Traps?
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2023 11:24:12 -0800
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On 1/1/2023 10:25 AM, Richard Zalewski wrote:
Joe,
I used traps from Hy-Power for years in my 80/160 dipole and inverted V.
They held up really well.
https://www.hypowerantenna.com/

They are NOT traps, they are loading coils. I've used them, measured them, and modeled them. They are well built, and the designs are good. I've run them under contest conditions at legal limit. The current owner is not the original owner. I did biz with the original owner and found him very good to deal with.

I've only used designs with a single pair of loading coils, first for 80/40, later for 160/80. SWR bandwidth is good on the higher band, very narrow on the lower band. I would expect designs using more than one pair of coils to be pretty narrow band on the lower bands.

I do NOT recommend their "baluns."

73, Jim K9YC




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