[TenTec] Tuner for the Orion II

Robert Mcgraw rmcgraw at blomand.net
Sun Feb 10 14:02:00 EST 2013


Oh, geez......don't get me started on the virtues of open wire and
balanced feed lines.  I've used them very successfully for 50+ years. 
And don't get me started on tuners with baluns on the output to feed
same.

73
Bob, K4TAX



> On 2/8/2013 2:08 PM, Donnie Garrett wrote:
>> Rick is correct!
>
>> This is where the real beauty of Open-Wire
> feed line comes into play ...
>
>> With open-wire feed-line you can have avery
> high SWR on the open wire feed line but the feed
> line losses will still be very low ...
>
>   _________________________________________
>
> 	Oh...  Geeze... PU-LEEEZE... don't get Rick
> 	started on the virtues of open feed line !!!
>
> 	He is a super big fan of open feed line -
> 	especially on multi-band antennas.  If he
> 	gets going on that, we will be here all day !!!
>
> 	(Although I concede he presents a good case.)
>
> 	;-)          ;-)
>
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