--- Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know this is not an antenna forum, but hoping that > all the experience represented here can assist me. > > When using a dipole antenna fed with 450-ohm > ladderline, does the length of the feedline matter?
For sure! It ALWAYS does. > The dipole I'm going to order comes with > 100 feet of ladderline, But you also have to take into account dipole length and diameter, height over ground, frequency of operation, length of the ladderline, separation and diameter of the conductors (ie, characteristic impedance), etc. > but I'll likely only use 40 or 50. Is it safe to cut > off the length not needed, or will this mess things > up? If I can't cut it, what do I do with it? Decide by yourself what to do with the help of simulation software. I might suggest MMANA. There are others around that might also be suitable. 73 de Jose, CO2JA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
