I am thinking about making a Double Extended Zepp antenna for CB.
I'd like to be able to get away without using an antenna tuner. (don't have one)
I am thinking of using: two 0.64 wave length elements fed with either
450 Ohm ladder line with a 9:1 balun for 450 ohms to 50 ohms coax.
Or
600 Ohm ladder line with a balun 12:1 balun for 600 ohms to 50 ohms coax.
Has anyone tried this, & what kind of matching network or feed line would you use 450/600 Ohm?
Am I missing anything here? My goal is to get some gain over what a traditional half wave dipole would offer, w/out using a tuner.
Thank You, I can find a calculator online for the element lengths, I'm curious about matching (50 Ohms)..
I'd like to be able to get away without using an antenna tuner. (don't have one)
I am thinking of using: two 0.64 wave length elements fed with either
450 Ohm ladder line with a 9:1 balun for 450 ohms to 50 ohms coax.
Or
600 Ohm ladder line with a balun 12:1 balun for 600 ohms to 50 ohms coax.
Has anyone tried this, & what kind of matching network or feed line would you use 450/600 Ohm?
Am I missing anything here? My goal is to get some gain over what a traditional half wave dipole would offer, w/out using a tuner.
Thank You, I can find a calculator online for the element lengths, I'm curious about matching (50 Ohms)..
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