[Elecraft] how did I calculate the loss?

[Vic Rosenthal]

Don Wilhelm wrote:

> I respectfully disagree.  The balance or lack of balance is dictated by the
> antenna system itself (and the RF will be independent of grounds).  So, if
> the antenna system is inherently balanced, the currents (or voltages if you
> prefer) on the feedline will be equal and opposite no matter what the drive
> is - this is not dependent on a balun or lack of a balun anywhere in the
> system.

I'm sorry, I should have repeated that we were talking about a 
ground-mounted Titanex vertical, hardly a balanced antenna!

Vic K2VCO