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> That said, i'd like to encourage users and potential users to suspend >judgement and to evaluate their antennas, with and without and report >their findings in various appropriate forums. Efficiency dictates that >the simplest installation that achieves the desired result is always to >be desired. As a radio communications technician and ham of 39+ years, i >believe i'm capable of making accurate scientific observations in this >case. Hi Roy -- IMO it would be extremely difficult on HF to discern any pattern skewing caused by feedline radiation, particularly when a 2-element antenna is involved. In my case, other considerations predominate -- in particular: I don't want feedline common mode currents to make any RFI problems worse. A bead balun like the (E)B-1 is a simple device with no obvious failure modes. Terninating the feedline at a PL-259 is neater and less prone to water infiltration than splitting it and making pigtails for connection to the feedpoint(s). 73, Pete N4ZR Contesting is! The World Contest Station Database is waiting for your input at http://www.qsl.net/n4zr -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact n4zr@qth.com |