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Re: OT Wet 450 ohm ladder line

Posted by w7aqk on Mar 18, 2009; 5:43am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/OT-Wet-450-ohm-ladder-line-tp2491549p2495505.html


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen" <[hidden email]>
To: "Elecraft Discussion List" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT Wet 450 ohm ladder line



> And my vote for the best "all purpose" HF antenna of all
> time.  Nearly an
> entire book on transmission line theory and antenna
> radiation behavior can
> be learned just by understanding the mechanics of the
> W5DXP antenna.
>
> Paul, W9AC


Back when Cecil was still W6RCA, and living here in Arizona,
many of us got to see his rather ingenious arrangement first
hand.  I think it may have been at Ft. Tuthill.  And a
picture was worth a thousand words, as it sounded more
complicated than it really was if he just described it to
you verbally.  The trick was to adjust the length of the
feedline to eliminate any stray RF problems, which can
frequently occur on one band or another when using balanced
line.  Cecil's system works like a charm, and is really
worth looking into if you want to multi-band with a minimum
of oddball issues.

Dave W7AQK


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