[SixClub] Questions

[Chris Boone]

Why a balanced feed antenna?? Even a dipole would be easy for coax
feed...and a simple choke balun can be done with a couple of turns of coax
taped near the antenna. Or build a loop with a gamma match for direct coax
feed...
DON'T use a tuner on 6.....you want the antenna tuned at the antenna...not
at the radio...that just adds to feedline loss....and on 6m and up, I prefer
coax/Heliax over balanced line

Chris
WB5ITT

-----Original Message-----
From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Mynes
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 10:33 PM
To: World Wide Six Meter Club
Subject: [SixClub] Questions

Sitting here thinking of how great my christmas was (and I hope you
had a great one too), I started thinking about putting up a 6m
antenna.  This one would be fed by balanced line, but I'll need
unbalanced line for my tumer that covers 6m.  I really don't have a
balun good for 50-54mhz.  I do have some T-200-2 toroids and some 24
gauge wire.  So, does anyone know how many turns it would take to make
a balun for 6m if it is possible?

Thanks in advanced for any help that I get.  And, I hope to catch you
on the air.

73,
Eric
k8ohz