I’ll display my benighted state by asking a question: why not place an
auto-tuner at the feed point of the doublet? That way, the feed line is flat
and the doublet can be any length, assuming impedance say desired frequencies
are in tang of the tuner. Then, add common mode chokes at the auto-tuner input
and anywhere else desired. Won’t that do the job?
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Jul 17, 2018, at 15:19, Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws@triconet.org> wrote:
>
> The man wants a simple, single wire antenna. How the heck is choking at the
> input end of a short length of open wire significantly better that doing it
> at the feedpoint?
>
> I know you and Dean are buddies, but don't get me started about him. Since
> he's using his software which has been shown to be in error in the past,
> "Introducing an Improved Version of Transmission Line for Windows Software"
> QST, Jun 2014, p.39, I wouldn't make bank on the conclusions. Plus he
> continues the fallacy that a balun on the input of a tuner is better than one
> on the output. Shown to be wrong by W7EL, W8JI, W9CF among others. ARRL's
> publication of such an unbalanced tuner and pretending it's balanced is a
> disservice to the community.
>
> I agree with your recommendation of fan dipoles, but that is beyond the scope
> of the OP's desires.
>
> Wes N7WS
>
>> On 7/17/2018 11:32 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>> On 7/17/2018 11:00 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>>> If your open wire is short, why bother? Replace it with low loss coax, put
>>> a decent common-mode choke at the feedpoint and tune it. Sometimes the
>>> effort to use open wire simply isn't worth it.
>>
>> Caution on this. See JUN 2015 - QST (PG. 30) "Don't Blow Up Your Balun"
>> by Dean Straw, N6BV
>>
>> Dean's work clearly shows why it simply is not practical to choke a
>> non-resonant antenna. And, because receive noise is such a major issue for
>> most of us, it's why I don't recommend antennas like this. The random wire
>> and off-center fed wires were great ideas for 30 years ago, but terrible
>> ideas today.
>>
>> Fan dipoles are a FAR better choice.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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