[Lowfer] Balanced feed.

[Mr. K. Rudolph, KD7JYK]

Could a horizontal loop be placed across these two co-ax ends as an antenna?
It would be best in my situation to have co-ax the entire route to the
antenna. Is there a way to tie these two co-ax length together into one
co-ax to connect directly to a radio antenna port without the use of a tuner
in between?

Kurt

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Ross Technologies Signals Intelligence Division
Rosetta Proving Grounds

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Evans" <cosmos41@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Mr. K. Rudolph, KD7JYK" <kc7vdg@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 12:57
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Co-ax/Feedline problem.


> For twin lead:
>
> 1.  Use a tuner
> 2.  Cut two lengths of coax long enough to reach from the tuner to
> outside where the twin lead will be attached.
> 3.  On one coax, the center conductor goes to one of the "balanced
> feedline" connectors on the back of your tuner.
> 4.  The center conductor of the other piece of coax goes to the other
> "balanced feedline" connector.
> 5.  Solder the two shields together at the tuner and run them to ground.
> 6.  Perhaps tie the two coax lines together every foot or so with cable
> ties or similar and run them through your opening to outside.
> 7.  Outside the two shields are soldered together but left "floating,"
> not connected to anything else.
> 8.  Connect the two center conductors of the coax cables to your "twin
> lead" and VOILA!!  (From Lew McCoy's antenna book and other refs as well)
>
> Works great!  But you do have to use a tuner which has provision for
> twin lead.
>
> Let me know if I can be of any further help.  Good luck!
>
> 73,
>
> Ron - K5MVR