Just put up a coax-fed Windom antenna and have about 15-20 feet of
excess coax. I'd prefer to keep the overall length of the coax, just
not sure if coiling it or laying it out flat would be better. I know
the older Windoms needed a tight coil of coax near the antenna, but the
1:1 balun in this
If it were my station, I would wrap it around a 3 to 4 inch form and
lay it behind the operating table. That would further limit RF noise
and would do no harm to SWR.
Best regards,
Chuck Mayfield
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both
together go to the making of
Hi, Chuck. Since that is just about the exact dimension for a choke
balun from the original Windom design, would it have any effect on the
impedance? I suppose I could just wrap it up and see for myself, but
thought I should at least be nice enoough to respond, since you took the
time to
--- Dave 'Doc' Corio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, Chuck. Since that is just about the exact
dimension for a choke
balun from the original Windom design, would it
have any effect on the
impedance? I suppose I could just wrap it up and see
for myself, but
thought I should at least be
Very little. It is a fairly broadband 1:1 transformer at HF frequencies and
it forces the currents in the center conductor and shield to be equal.
The amount of power lost in such a choke balun is very small compared to
the power delivered to the load. See The ARRL Antenna Book 21, 26-21
73, de
