Topband: End Fed Twin Lead Marconi Antenna

[W7TMT]

Big snip...
> 
> Orr states this antenna has an impedance close to 50 ohms and 
> should match coax without the need of a tuner. I have tried 
> building this and cannot obtain a 50 ohm match and have a lot 
> of reactance using Orr's measurements.
> 
> Thanks,
> Garry - WR4R


Tom, W8JI commented on that antenna in a prior post. 
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/2005-07/msg00015.html

I seem to also remember another post where someone (Tom perhaps? - I don't
remember now) said they had talked with Orr about this configuration and he
later agreed that perhaps it didn't work as stated in the book.

73/Patrick
W7TMT