On 6/7/2014 12:13 PM, luc kerkhofs via Topband wrote:
does it make sense to decouple the feedline at the feedpoint with a braid breaker ?
It DOES make sense to decouple the feedline. I've never heard of a "braid breaker." Under NO conditions should you open the shield == that prevents the shield from being a shield. The good ways to decouple the feedline are 1) a good transformer, a good common mode choke, and radials. See Chapter 8 of http://k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf for winding guidelines for the choke.
73, Jim K9YC _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
