Re: Topband: Feedpoint of short RX vertical

[Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>]

On 6/7/2014 12:13 PM, luc kerkhofs via Topband wrote:
> does it make sense to decouple the feedline
> at the feedpoint with a braid breaker ?
It DOES make sense to decouple the feedline. I've never heard of a 
"braid breaker." Under NO conditions should you open the shield == that 
prevents the shield from being a shield. The good ways to decouple the 
feedline are 1) a good transformer, a good common mode choke, and 
radials. See Chapter 8 of http://k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf for winding 
guidelines for the choke.
73, Jim K9YC
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