[TenTec] Fw: Bazooka antenna.. More than you wanted to know!

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 16:47 -0700, Jim WA9YSD wrote:
> OOOOPS Correction:
> Bazooka eliminates the use of a balun that matches a balanced antenna
> to unbalance feed line making the DB a more reliable antenna. 
> Normally you would use a 6:1 balanced to balanced balun at the feed
> point of an FD and attach a balanced to unbalanced 1:1 current balun to it.  Too many pieces
> to fail for one reason or another.

Too many connections under tensile stress made worse by the wind (and
ice) cross section being mostly plastic with only a small copper cross
section for tensile strength. That's what kills the reliability of the
Bazooka.

More pieces always reduces reliability. The Bazooka is not inherently
balanced and can have the same feed line radiation effects as a plain
dipole. Whether those are good or bad depends on the situation.
> 
> 
>  Keep The Faith, Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
> 
> 
73, Jerry, K0CQ