[Elecraft] KX1 Antenna Idea

[Martin Gillen]

Hi, Chuck.

I have a question about your feedline:

> I have made up some feedline using #28 teflon
insulated 
> solid wire wrap wire held together with heat shrink 
> tubing. The characteristic impedance is not
important and 
> it is low loss. I measured some #26 twisted pair
once and 
> it's impedance is about 180 ohms.

I know that coax can be looped around 5 times to
create
a balun near the dipole feedpoint.  Can twisted pair
be looped around to create a balun also?  Also, what
was
the distance between the twists?  I'm interested in
making one to feed a dipole for my KX1 field kit :)

How can you measure that a balun is being effective?

Thanks,
Martin.
va3sie at rac.ca


	
	
		
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