[Hallicrafters] Re: Dipole antenna

[Rich Oliver]

My advice - think ladder line and a balanced tuner.  Its the only way to 
fly.  Stop warming your coax and heat the ionosphere instead!

-Rich

Waldo Magnuson wrote:
> Pete Markavage wrote:
>  "Also, remember that, like a dipole, an inverted vee
> is a balanced antenna. If you feed it with coax, you should hang a 1 to 1
> balun at the feed point (either off the shelf product or home-made)."
> 
> To: Pete (and other antenna knowledgeables) , I have a question:
> My high (75 feet up)  40 meter dipole antenna is connected directly to a 
> coax (per ARRL handbook) instead of having a balun between the antenna 
> and coax.  I could build (or buy) a 1:1 balun but am I likely to see any 
> difference?  Thanks.
> 73,  Skip Magnuson  W7WGM
> 
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