[TowerTalk] Carolina Winsome and vertical radiator question

[Bill Bennett]

Patrick none taken. Thanks for the helpful advice.
I have chosen Balun Designs 4125 for the 4:1 balun, recommended for a 
true windom and a 1115d Max Choking 1:1 for the "line isolator".
Thanks
Bill K4IBC
> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 15:23:31 -0600
> From: Patrick Greenlee<patrick_g at windstream.net>
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> No insult intended, Bill, I just want to mention something important and
> if you don't know it could bite you.  Of the two baluns, the upper one
> between your approximate 90 ft wire and your approximate 180 ft wire,
> has to be one that does not eliminate common mode currents flowing on
> the outside surface of the 22 ft coax.  OOPS, your 21 ft coax (mine is
> 22ft.)
>
> That common mode current provides the radiation needed from that
> vertical 21 feet of coax.  I cant quote mfg and part number but you do
> want to use the correct type balun.  Baluns that prohibit/attenuate
> common mode current on the outer surface of the coax are terrific for
> their intended purpose and I use them but NOT between the unequal legs
> of a Carolina Windom.  The vertical 21 feet of coax is a part of the
> antenna  N O T  part of the feedline.  The feed point is at the lower of
> the two baluns.
>
> Usually my OCF dipole does about as good as my Hy-Gain Hy-Tower for 10%
> of the cost or less except on 10M where my tuner can't make a go of it.
>
> Good luck, Bill, hope to hear you on that OCF dipole.
>
> Patrick    NJ5G
>