I was thinking the same thing. I was wondering how the connection at the transmitter looked. My bet would be that this is where the real problem is.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff DePolo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 6:22 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cable formula >> Do you have any thoughts on why or how a well designed Z >> match could produce cable >> radiation? > > For the feedline to radiate, there would have to be currents flowing on > the > shield. It would seem to me the only way to get that to happen would be > if > there was an imperfect shield connection at the mating connector at one > end > or the other. Most Z-matchers I've dissected use a length of wire as an > L, > with shunt trimmer caps. Assuming the enclosure itself is bonded well to > the connectors at either end, I can't come up with a good reason why such > a > device inserted in a transmission line would cause shield currents to flow > absent a connector issue. > > --- Jeff
