Topband: Feeding a EWE receiving antenna

allan1 dejazzd.com allan1 at dejazzd.com
Mon Mar 16 20:45:20 PDT 2009


I am considering putting up a EWE antenna for 160/80.
In the February 1995 QST the author indicates that the 160m EWE antenna can be fed from the bottom.

In the 160m diagram-bottom feeding-the impedance matching xmfr;is at the bottom of one leg while the terminating resistor is at the bottom of the other leg grounded.

In the top fed model the transformer and resistor are at the top of their respective legs.

My question: The author shows the 160/80 antenna being bottom fed. My XYL doesn't want any wires or cables;on or near the ground.

Is there any problem in top feeding as he does for the single band antenna?

Thanks 
Allan W2TN 



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