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[TowerTalk] Matching 75 ohm hardline for 3 bands

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Matching 75 ohm hardline for 3 bands
From: n3rr@erols.com (Bill Hider)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 05:19:38 +0100
There are two mismatches:  one at the antenna and one at the transmitter.
So the mismatch is a bit more.

I'd pop for the $30 - 50 in LDF-4 @ hamfest prices and eliminate
these mismatches.

Bill, N3RR

----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <mike.foerster@home.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 6:10 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Matching 75 ohm hardline for 3 bands


> In a message dated 3/30/01 9:04:02 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> mike.foerster@home.com writes:
>
> > Is there a solution for matching 75 ohm hard-line to a triband antenna?
> >
>     Sure. Just plug the feedpoint pigtail/rotator loop (50 ohms) in the
end
> of the 75 ohm hardline and live with a little increased SWR.
>
> Cheers,    Steve    K7LXC
> Tower Tech
>
>



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