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Re: [TowerTalk] vertical antenna feedpoint

To: WW3S <ww3s@zoominternet.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] vertical antenna feedpoint
From: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:19:41 -0600
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You got it. The extra 35 ohms is all loss resistance, heating up the worms.
Add radials.

K0SN


On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM WW3S <ww3s@zoominternet.net> wrote:

> what should the impedance be? I thought I read somewhere ideally around
> 36-40 ohms...testing my new 30m vertical showed around 75 ohms, and
> mostly flat for 2 meg or more, which I seem to recall is really not the
> best...am I correct that while a wide bandwidth seems good, it really
> isnt, I think maybe its telling me the radial system needs improved?
>
> 73
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