[TowerTalk] Feeding a quad

[Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H]

Hi all,


1/4 wavelenght with 75 OHm coax is a 2:1 impedance transformer.


Dan's article is about the effects of the unused bands. All those pigtails from the quad to the remote switch are affecting overall performance, even if those bands are not in use.


According to Dan's article, and if I am not wrong, best approach might be to use 1/2 wavelength from feed to remote switch, plus 2:1 balun at feed points, plus a RF choke at the remote switch's output.


73, Maximo - EA1DDO


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De: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> en nombre de Kevin Stover, AC0H <kstover at ac0h.net>
Enviado: martes, 21 de noviembre de 2017 23:20
Para: towertalk at contesting.com
Asunto: Re: [TowerTalk] Feeding a quad

Cubex Quads recommends 1/4 wavelength 75 Ohm matching sections for each
band. Might need 3/4 for the 10m driven depending how far from the relay
box. So does this NCJ article. ncjweb.com/features/janfeb08feat.pdf



On 11/20/2017 6:40 AM, Martin Sole wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Many thanks. That pretty much says what I wanted to know (and a whole
> lot more!)
>
> It seems to me that a just reach length, or rather some arbitrary length
> close to that is going to be the best compromise.
>
> Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
> On 20/11/2017 14:02, Dan Maguire wrote:
>> Martin, HS0ZED, wrote:
>>
>>>>> The pentaband quad in the ARRL antenna book has had a couple of
>>>>> recommendations as a good design based on my web reading and it
>>>>> makes an interesting point with regard to the feeding method.
>> There is a very detailed study of the feed system for the ARRL
>> pentaband quad in the 5th section of this page:
>>
>> http://ac6la.com/aeautoseg.html
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