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Originally Posted by specman
Hi Brian,
Thanks for the article. I think the balun described in the article would be difficult to construct with anything other than the material mentioned.
Baluns get really tricky at UHF and designs you can find easilly for HF will not work well at all. I'm thinking that a "gamma match" might actually be better in this case however it might be difficult to design one for your needs.
Personally I would abandon the folded dipole in favor of a regular dipole; there's some tricks you can use to handle the construction issues.
Good luck!
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No problem Specman - I'm glad to share it.
What would be the main symptom of an impedance mismatch, in regards to receiving only?
In other words, would reception be extremely poor, non existent or would you just lose some gain?
I know that SWR is a concern in transmitting but I assume for only receiving it's not an issue - or is it?
Thanks
Brian