Subj : Re: Homebrew antenna questions
To   : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf
From : Carl / W6VDC
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 21:56:36

From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf

Here is an example of my confusion.  Reading about j-poles, some folks 
say that they MUST be grounded, the mast must be metal, etc.  Others 
say don't use a metal mast and don't ground the j-pole.  Some say you 
MUST use a 1:1 balun, others say a balun is not needed.  Geez, up is 
down and down is up, it's all relative.

I assume from the reading I have done, that if you ground the antenna 
you should use a balun.  If you do not ground the antenna you don't 
need a balun?  Is it a good idea to use a balun any way?

Just 1 of 1000 questions.

Carl

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