[Elecraft] OCF antennas and baluns??

[Phil Wheeler]

George, W5YR wrote:

>In those "old days" they used r-f ammeters suspended by insulated wire from
>the antenna and inductively coupled to measure the currents on either side
>of the tap point. The tap point itself could be slid along the wire. After
>adjustment for equal or nearly equal currents, the wire was soldered on. And
>operation began.
>

I fed my Windom from my ARC-5 transmitter using a Pi network (tapped 
coil on a ceramic form abt 2 inches in diameter) through an RF ammeter.  
The tuner and meter were mounted in a plywood box with no top (so I 
could move the tap).

TVI?  No TV stations so not a problem :-)

73, Phil