Actually, it seems to me that an antenna tuner is needed because SWR is high, and if SWR is high, there are extra losses in the feedline. The lowest cost low loss feeder is open line, and a balanced input to the tuner would be useful.
Dick, WO1I At 10:48 PM 12/8/2011, Arie Kleingeld PA3A wrote: >Thanks, > >This is exactly what I need! There is only unbalanced coax in my shack. > >73 > >Arie PA3A > > > >Op 8-12-2011 2:22, Wayne Burdick : > > We originally had two antenna jacks on the KAT500, with one of them > > switchable between balanced and unbalanced. > > > > Recently we decided that a third antenna jack would provide greater > > utility overall. (In my case, I'll be keeping a dummy load on the > > third jack.) All three jacks will be unbalanced (SO239). > > > > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html =============================== Richard S. Lindzen Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Office: 54-1720, MIT Cambridge, MA 02139 USA 1 (617) 253-2432 (voice) Home: 301 Lake Avenue Newton, MA 02461-1211 USA 1 (617) 332-4342 (voice) Paris: 103 Avenue de la Republique 75011 Paris FRANCE 33 (0)1 43 14 93 79 Skype: 617-564-1942 =============================== ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
