On 1/12/2026 12:20 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
Could you explain what you are doing in detail. I don't understand why
you need an inductor (choke) to feed the dipole.
To prevent the feedline from becoming part of the antenna.
As to what Tom's seeing -- depending on the geometry of the path of the
feedline to the transmitter, it could be acting as a parasitic element
to the antenna. When I first moved to W6 I hung high dipoles and a tee
vertical for 160M. The coaxial feeds to the dipoles acted as parasitic
elements to the 160M vertical, so I broke them up with a second choke
down the feedline, acting as an "egg insulator."
73, Jim K9YC
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