Topband: T Vertical feed
Paul Christensen
w9ac at arrl.net
Thu Jan 26 11:31:09 PST 2012
> The relatively high VSWR of this impedance can be VERY easily converted
> to 2:1 by simply adding a series capacitance equal to 110 ohms at 1825
> kHz. This brings the drive point Z to 25 ohms, which is 2:1, and much
> easier to tune in the shack.
Good point, Jim. Or, go the extra distance and add L too and make it a
complete low-pass L as was mentioned. Then, the ATU on the shack table can
breath a sigh of relief when needed with reasonable band excursions.
Even better for the industrious builder is to remotely motorize L and C.
It's also possible to play around with T dimensions to minimize X at the
feedpoint, but for me, that's too much tinkering up in the air :-)
Paul, W9AC
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