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Just bought a commercial end fed HW, 120 feet long. Haven't put it up yet. Uses the 49 to 1 transformer ratio.

Pics I see of this transformer in the DIY articles show half the secondary turns on one side of the toroid, the wire travels across the open center of the toroid, and the rest of the turns on the opposite side of the toroid. Tried to wrap my head around this and decided the detail level of the pics wasn't sufficient. Sure would appreciate finding an explanation of why the turns are wound this way. Just looks odd.

Gonna mount the feedpoint on four feet of a 8-foot ground rod that still protrudes above ground level. Hoping this will stave off issues with hot coax.

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[QUOTE="nomadradio, post: 742518, member: 22"] Just bought a commercial end fed HW, 120 feet long. Haven't put it up yet. Uses the 49 to 1 transformer ratio. Pics I see of this transformer in the DIY articles show half the secondary turns on one side of the toroid, the wire travels across the open center of the toroid, and the rest of the turns on the opposite side of the toroid. Tried to wrap my head around this and decided the detail level of the pics wasn't sufficient. Sure would appreciate finding an explanation of why the turns are wound this way. Just looks odd. Gonna mount the feedpoint on four feet of a 8-foot ground rod that still protrudes above ground level. Hoping this will stave off issues with hot coax. 73 [/QUOTE]

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