Re: Topband: Ladder line + tuner

2016-11-21 Thread Paul Christensen
> "I second TLDetails. TLW, not so much." TLW also contains a powerful tuner modeling tool, allowing for the quick design of hi-pass-L, lo-pass-L, and T networks. Once the complex line input Z is calculated by TLW, the result can be input into the tuner model to transform the complex Z into

Re: Topband: Ladder line + tuner

2016-11-20 Thread Wes Stewart
On Behalf Of D Rodman MD Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2016 8:01 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Ladder line + tuner I designed a loop for 100 ohm impedance and fed with coax and 1/4 wave transformer. It has worked well for years. I got the bright idea to replace the coaxial fe

Re: Topband: Ladder line + tuner

2016-11-20 Thread Paul Christensen
om Subject: Topband: Ladder line + tuner I designed a loop for 100 ohm impedance and fed with coax and 1/4 wave transformer. It has worked well for years. I got the bright idea to replace the coaxial feed with 35' of 450 ohm ladder line and a Bliss remote tuner. This combination would not

Topband: Ladder line + tuner

2016-11-20 Thread D Rodman MD
I designed a loop for 100 ohm impedance and fed with coax and 1/4 wave transformer. It has worked well for years. I got the bright idea to replace the coaxial feed with 35' of 450 ohm ladder line and a Bliss remote tuner. This combination would not match. I experimented. A nice dip in