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Default SSB Antenna connection


"engsol" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 May 2004 18:58:25 -0400, "Jack Painter"

wrote:

good stuff by Meindert snipped


Jack, I too wonder about the matching of (short) backstay HF antennas.
The thing that occurs to me is that trying to match the ATU to the antenna
isn't really the goal. The ATU *IS* the matching network. By feeding the
backstay with a coax, the excess capacitance (due to the coax) is just
another reactance the ATU must try to "tune out". Using coax is equivalent
to conncting shunt capacitors from there to ground.
My opinion is that the lead, whatever it is, between the ATU and the
*real* antenna, becomes part of the antenna. To me it makes sense
to use something like GTO-15 between the ATU and backstay.
We also must remember that matching the ATU to the backstay is only
part of the job. The ATU must present a proper impedance to
the transceiver. If the antenna is a horrible match, and the ATU
runs out of "range", then the impedance presented to the transceiver must
suffer also.
Be nice to put a network analyzer on a backstay and see what it
really looks like, eh? Be an opportunity to experiment with
different grounding schemes also. I'm convinced that salt water
is the best possible ground....coupling/connecting to it is the challange.
My 2-bits worth...
Norm B


Hi Norm, I'm still learning to use EZNEC http://www.eznec.com/ modelling
software, but I will ask a friend who works with it often to run some
typical backstay offerings and see how it portrays various configurations.

Best,
Jack Painter
Virginia Beach, Va


 
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