[TowerTalk] One more dipole-balun question

[Jim Brown]

On 6/3/2013 6:32 AM, John Geiger (AF5CC) wrote:
> Given this new revelation, that it is a off center fed dipole, what is now the best balun for the twin lead to coax junction?

Off-center fed antennas are a really bad idea, primarily because they 
make the feedline a part of the antenna. This puts RF in the shack, 
increases the likelihood of RFI to your neighbors, and picks up noise to 
interfere with the stations you're trying to work.  A common mode choke 
could solve this problem, BUT:  the off-center feed places a very high 
common mode voltage across the choke, making it likely to fry.

73, Jim K9YC