That loop might do better for DX if you fed it 1/2 way up one end. 73, Charlie, K4OTV
-----Original Message----- From: Charlie Cunningham [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:54 AM To: 'W3AW' Subject: RE: Topband: Balun or no balun Why the 30' of ladder line? Why not just run coax to the loop and put a 1:1 current balun at the feed point. A bit of VSWR on the coax wouldn't produce any significant loss in 50' of coax at 160m! Of course, if you want to use a balanced line tuner , that's another matter. 73, Charlie, K4OTV -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W3AW via Topband Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Topband: Balun or no balun I have put up a 160 meter horizontal loop fed with 30 feet of 450 ohm feed line to my tuner. I have a Radioworks 4 to 1 balun. I am considering splicing into the feed line at 10 feet so I can run 20 feet of coax into the shack. Thoughts? I run a qrp plus on 160. Kirk W3AW Illinois _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
