Tom wrote:
> Also, as a general rule the better the radial system (as a
> general rule, do not take this as an "always" rule) the
> lower the antenna feed impedance. It might easily be 15-20
> ohms feed impedance.
>
> 73 Tom
One thing I did forget to mention. When I first put this antenna up last
week, I hooked 3 radials about 50 feet long to it. That was all I had to
test it with. I found a nice resonant point at 1.825 at about 1.2:1. After
I disconnected those 3 radials and hooked it up to my radial field, it
resonated down around 1.700. I shortened it up to where I got the dip at
1.850, but it was still 3:1. It had the dip at the same place here in the
shack at the end of the coax. Guess I will build a L network to match it to
the coax. 73
Tom W7WHY
Tom
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