[TowerTalk] Force12 EF-320

Alfredo Velez WP3C wp3c at aol.com
Mon Aug 15 20:18:59 EDT 2016


Thanks to all!!!!

Alfredo Velez WP3C/NP4DX
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Aug 8, 2016 1:20 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force12 EF-320

On Mon,8/8/2016 9:54 AM, Tom_N2SR via TowerTalk wrote:
> With a W0IYH (?), RG-393 (?) with 100 beads, I have a FLAT VSWR across the entire band on both antennas.

That's not a great common mode choke because it's primarily inductive 
rather than resistive. But it doesn't interfere with the operation or 
matching of the antenna because it doesn't interfere with the 50 ohm 
impedance of the feedline.

That's important, and our CQP group learned that the hard way. To 
facilitate fast assembly of the Force 12 C3SS antennas that we use, 
W6GJB rigged the driven elements with a bifilar-wound common mode choke. 
The first one he used was wound with THHN, which, as W2FMI noted in a 
later version of his book, and I confirmed 20 years later, has Zo of 
about 100 ohms, while the same choke wound with enameled copper has a Zo 
close to 50 ohms. Tom, N6BT, used some rather interesting and unique 
matching methods in this series of antennas, and they like the 50 ohm 
choke, but really do NOT like the 100 ohm choke.

My advice, then, is to 1) use a choke that does not disturb the line 
impedance and 2) use a choke that provides a common mode Z of at least 
3K ohms that is primarily resistive. Use my choke cookbook as a guide.

73, Jim K9YC


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