[Antennas] Simple Question

[C Whitaker]

de WB2CPN

Since no comments have been made, here goes:

RG-58 is lossy at that frequency, so keep the run
short unless you can get a better coax.  The length
your 1/2 wave balun must be calculated to include
the Velocity of the coax it made of.  Try .66 for
starters, but it's in the book, as someone is going
to tell you.  You didn't say if the half of the dipole
that you removed was the half fed direct, or the
half fed via the balun.  Also, be aware that the
bandwidth of your setup is going to be very narrow,
so tune around and see if you find a freq that works
better.  The performance in your case shouldn't
be affected much by a coax balun.  Also, if you
remove one half of the dipole it shouldn't make
much difference whether you leave the coax balun
in the line or not. Do you have a Localizer or VOR
nearby  that will give you some indication of the
low end performance?  And, "inside the house" has
to consider the way the house is built.  Metal and
stone, or thin wood.  Is the transmitter on the
same side of the house as where the antenna is
hung?   Questions, yes, but there are the things
budding antenna engineers have to think about.
Let us know how you make out.

73  Clete