@@AndyDoz Oh, I was referring to the actual band (i.e. going to higher frequencies); maybe I expressed myself wrong, because I wanted to say I want to install an antenna for 10MHz and above
Doz, I'm not quite sure why you added the 4:1 balun after the antenna tuner. The antenna tuner will provide the proper match without it. In fact this setup would cause the tuner to not properly tune the antenna. No need for the 4:1. Also this antenna tuner is designed to to handle the unbalanced / balanced transformation but you just added unbalanced to balanced again by inserting the balun.
Ah.. it will (according to the manual).. and whilst it will match the impedance, it doesn't actually balance the line. The RF ground side is coupled directly to the ground of the RF input. The tuner will still provide a match, it doesn't care (nor has it any idea) that it's followed with a balun. As I'd burnt out my original balun, and removed it, the performance is superior with it in place, with much reduced common-mode current, even in the original design without any chokes in place.
The most stupid plug's ever are TV aerial plugs usually have to make them ovel so stay in the socket usually end having to solder them on why can't we use f connectors
Given that they were invented in 1922, perhaps we owe them a little break ;) The later thinner tin ones were shockers though .. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belling-Lee_connector#:~:text=It%20was%20invented%20at%20Belling,as%20high%20as%20957%20MHz.
They are either too loose or too tight and when pulling hard you always get a sliver of braid piercing your finger! If you don’t get a splinter of metal from the cheap plug first. G4BTI
cool! some day I'll install an antenna for those HF bands below 40m, hopefully I'll get some good qsos on digital modes
I didn't think this would tune on 40, but it does! No good for anything below though.
@@AndyDoz Oh, I was referring to the actual band (i.e. going to higher frequencies); maybe I expressed myself wrong, because I wanted to say I want to install an antenna for 10MHz and above
You were clear, i was rambling as usual!
Doz, I'm not quite sure why you added the 4:1 balun after the antenna tuner. The antenna tuner will provide the proper match without it. In fact this setup would cause the tuner to not properly tune the antenna. No need for the 4:1. Also this antenna tuner is designed to to handle the unbalanced / balanced transformation but you just added unbalanced to balanced again by inserting the balun.
Ah.. it will (according to the manual).. and whilst it will match the impedance, it doesn't actually balance the line. The RF ground side is coupled directly to the ground of the RF input. The tuner will still provide a match, it doesn't care (nor has it any idea) that it's followed with a balun. As I'd burnt out my original balun, and removed it, the performance is superior with it in place, with much reduced common-mode current, even in the original design without any chokes in place.
The most stupid plug's ever are TV aerial plugs usually have to make them ovel so stay in the socket usually end having to solder them on why can't we use f connectors
Given that they were invented in 1922, perhaps we owe them a little break ;) The later thinner tin ones were shockers though .. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belling-Lee_connector#:~:text=It%20was%20invented%20at%20Belling,as%20high%20as%20957%20MHz.
They are either too loose or too tight and when pulling hard you always get a sliver of braid piercing your finger! If you don’t get a splinter of metal from the cheap plug first.
G4BTI