04-07-2008, 10:39 AM
W4NJF,
It apparently is just like a half-wave ham dipole. The 'active' side is a quarter-wave. The other side is basically serving as a counterpoise.
This arrangement allows for resonance and a low impedance feedpoint. Look at the SO-239 on the back of your ham gear. Its at ground.
Some sets do this arrangement using a balanced feedline and/or balun/xfmr. Not sure if one is any better than the other in this application (broadband).
It apparently is just like a half-wave ham dipole. The 'active' side is a quarter-wave. The other side is basically serving as a counterpoise.
This arrangement allows for resonance and a low impedance feedpoint. Look at the SO-239 on the back of your ham gear. Its at ground.
Some sets do this arrangement using a balanced feedline and/or balun/xfmr. Not sure if one is any better than the other in this application (broadband).
