[Amps] Anybody using the Acom 1000 or 2000 with a Multiband Vertical Antenna?

[R L Measures]

On Aug 7, 2006, at 8:46 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote:

> info eu wrote:
>
>>              I would like to know if any of you have used the Acom  
>> 1000 or
>> 2000 with a HF vertical antenna.
>>
>> I live in a building with more neighbours and would not like to  
>> make any
>> interference!
>
> I do not have an Acom, but any unbalanced antenna tends to be more
> problematic for RF interference than a dipole, beam, or other balanced
> antenna.  It might help to add a ferrite bead choke (similar to a bead
> balun) to the feedline near the base of the antenna to reduce the  
> amount
> of RF on the outside of the coax.

Coiling up around 18-feet of the coax in a single-layer on a plastic  
pipe also works, and the core can not saturate.

> -- 
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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