Topband: beverage feed

[john battin]

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mike l dormann<mailto:w7dra at juno.com> 
  To: topband at contesting.com<mailto:topband at contesting.com> 
  Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:47 AM
  Subject: Topband: beverage feed



  i am planning to put up a reasonable (1000 foot or so) dx location
  beverage this CQWW, and being one who  does not like/have/understand
  toroids, would a simple link coupled LC tank type antenna tuner work in
  place of the toriod? you are just taking a 400 ohm antenna and
  transforming it to 50 ohms.



  There is no majic. The only majic I can think of is that most good toroid transformenrs have the primary and secondary isolated, which helps common ground problems, primarily birdies. You say link coupled, and that should take care of that issue. f Otherwise you could just use a little antenna tuner, and if birdies are not a problem, run with it.
  John K9DX   "most of the fun is in trying it"


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