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Low-cost ½ λ Dipole for HF QRP rigs
vu2nan:
This is the antenna I strung up ages ago, when I had hombrewed my vacuum tube transmitter and couldn't wait till I had acquired some coax!
http://nandustips.blogspot.in/2011/02/low-cost-dipole-antenna-for-hf-qrp-rigs.html
73,
Nandu.
GM0LVI:
I like it Nandu. Simple,light and cheap! :D
PG4I:
another secret tip: when you use twin lead electricity appliance wire (the wire which plugs into your 110/220 V sockets), you impedance will be near 50 Ohms symmetric. You only need a 1:1 balun at the end of the wire. ;)
KC8AON:
--- Quote from: PG4I on December 29, 2014, 09:38:18 UTC ---another secret tip: when you use twin lead electricity appliance wire (the wire which plugs into your 110/220 V sockets), you impedance will be near 50 Ohms symmetric. You only need a 1:1 balun at the end of the wire. ;)
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The impedance on the wire you are speaking of would calculate out to around 105 ohms, but still only a 2:1 swr thus a 2:1 balun or transformer would be needed.
vu2nan:
--- Quote from: GM0LVI on December 27, 2014, 10:29:17 UTC ---I like it Nandu. Simple,light and cheap! :D
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Thanks, OM Dave!
73,
Nandu.
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