[TowerTalk] DC ground with a 1/4 goundplane

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

The Butternut coil is used for matching - its impedance is too low
to be a useful static choke without effecting the tuning/SWR of the
antenna.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 4/27/2014 11:11 AM, ve4xt at mymts.net wrote:
> Is there any reason why replicating the coil at the base of a Butternut HF9V wouldn't work?
> A few feet of enameled copper wire, about a one-inch form (discarded), and you're done. IIRC, you can download a manual from Bencher and find out the right amount of turns.
> 73, kellyve4xt
>
>> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 06:50:43 -0700
>> From: jimlux at earthlink.net
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DC ground with a 1/4 goundplane
>>
>> On 4/26/14, 5:42 PM, Ken wrote:
>>>       Anyone have any ideas how to get a groundplane at DC ground?  Gamma
>>> match is the only thing I can think of...
>>>
>>
>> wire with a choke?
>>
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