[Antennas] Wire Antenna Questions/Opinions

[Dan Richardson]

At 02:26 PM 11/7/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a portable 44-foot dipole I use at QRP power levels when camping or 
>when we visit my wife's family. Normally I feed it with 300 Ohm twin lead. 
>Particularly when it's setup at someone's home it's sometimes difficult to 
>run the twin lead so the match doesn't get messed up when running through 
>doorways, laying on the ground, etc. From reading this thread and the 
>Antenna Book CD-ROM I don't see any reason that a small, lightweight 
>feedline couldn't be made from RG-174 as long as the power levels are low 
>enough that voltage and current isn't a problem. I have not heard of this 
>being done and perhaps I'm missing something. Is this a practical 
>technique for a portable, balanced feedline?
>
>Tim, N9PUZ

Yes, it will work but not too well. The losses remain the same as had you 
used a single run of coax.

Danny, K6MHE