[Elecraft] Balun with a G5RV?

[Bill Coleman]

On 4/21/02 7:40 PM, Ron D' Eau Claire at rondec@easystreet.com wrote:

>Running two coaxial lines in parallel will do nothing to reduce these losses
>unless that also produces a lower SWR on the coaxial lines.

Indeed.

>The losses in the coax are a function of dielectric leakage and breakdown in
>the coaxial line at the points where the standing waves produce a high
>impedance and high voltage cross the dielectric.

Most of the losses in coax (or open wire, for that matter) are resistive. 
Increased losses at higher SWR are largely due to reflections making 
multiple trips across the resistive loss.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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