[TenTec] Lowest loss matching an antenna for my Argonaut 509

[Gary Hoffman]

Cebik has designs for Baluns  (and Ununs) with many different impedance
ratios.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim WA9YSD" <wa9ysd at yahoo.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:04 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Lowest loss matching an antenna for my Argonaut 509


> 150 ohms at resonance you say  thats 3:1  Thats a tuff one to find unless
Palomar Engineering or Amidon still making made to order specialty baluns.
A 4:1 would be about 25% less effecient or power loss being radiated out.
Been years since I last ordered anything from them.
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> Maybe feed it with narrow space open feed line that is home brewed, to a
low loss tuners looks like it is easier to make it happen.  A company use to
sell ladder line spaced about 1 1/2 inches using 1/8 inch plastic dowel type
spacers, and the spacers were about a foot apart or so.  You do not want to
use the web type ladder line cause it has a much higher line loss.
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> Keep The Faith, Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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