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Re: Re: KX1 Antenna Idea

Posted by Martin Gillen on Sep 10, 2005; 3:58pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KX1-Antenna-Idea-tp382007p382008.html

Hi, Chuck.

I have a question about your feedline:

> I have made up some feedline using #28 teflon
insulated
> solid wire wrap wire held together with heat shrink
> tubing. The characteristic impedance is not
important and
> it is low loss. I measured some #26 twisted pair
once and
> it's impedance is about 180 ohms.

I know that coax can be looped around 5 times to
create
a balun near the dipole feedpoint.  Can twisted pair
be looped around to create a balun also?  Also, what
was
the distance between the twists?  I'm interested in
making one to feed a dipole for my KX1 field kit :)

How can you measure that a balun is being effective?

Thanks,
Martin.
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