Topband: Ladderline

[Pat W]

>To get around this problem, get two pieces of low lossplace them side
>by side and bond the shields together at each end. At each end each of the
>parallel coax line, the parallel center conductors of the coax lines each
>connect to one of the conductors of the open wire line transmission line.


Why is this better than just 1 length of coax thru the
toroid as a balun? Doubling the coax means a using a
'much' larger core. The same single piece of coax thru
the larger core should have the effect, shoudn't it ?

  Pat W0OPW

P.S. Has anyone tested this ?


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