Hi, Carsten You might try it with just a series C into the 3/8 wave on 80m. The VSWR may not be that bad! Then you could always add a 4:1 balun or transformer if needed.
73, Charlie, K4OTV -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carsten Esch Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 9:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Topband: impedance of 3/8 radiator and question on matching Hi, I am playing with a 3/8 radiator for 80m (to the time being fed against 40 radials of each 40m length). What is the impedance I should expect from a 3/8 radiator? My plan was to use it as a 3/8 on 80m and match it for you on 160m too (until we will put a Gamma match on our 60m tower). Here is what I measured with my AIM today: https://www.dropbox.com/s/48sp1703lnaiyu1/3%3A8_Test.bmp (and here the actual *.SCN file): https://www.dropbox.com/s/ql17wcsk2rpqj1o/3%3A8_Test.scn Any advise on matching would be welcome ;-) Thanks! Carsten, DL6LAU _________________ Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
