[TowerTalk] 135 foot dipole, 300 ohm twinlead

[Buck - N4PGW]

The balun is built inside the tuner.  I don't have resources to go buy
another tuner, etc.

This is the low-loss stuff.  I figure it is less lossy for the higher
frequencies than coax would be.  

Thanks
Buck


> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jan Erik Holm
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:03 PM
> To: 'towertalk'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 135 foot dipole, 300 ohm twinlead
> 
> If possible I would do away with the balun and
> run 400-600 ohm line all the way to the tuner,
> and use a balanced tuner.
> Also there are some 300 ohm TV twin lead out there
> that are quite lossy so that might be something
> to think about, better to make your own high Z
> open wire line.
> 
> SM2EKM
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> Buck - N4PGW wrote:
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Tom Rauch [mailto:w8ji at contesting.com]
> >>Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:17 AM
> >>To: k2xx at swva.net; Buck - N4PGW
> >>Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> >>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 135 foot dipole, 300 ohm twinlead
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Buck, something isn't right.  A properly constructed and
> >>
> >>tuned balanced
> >>
> >>>feed line antenna should be less likely to generate TVI
> >>
> >>than a coax fed
> >>
> 
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