Okay, so I got it finally up and running, my cat moustache antenna! First I build a decent 1:1 balun with an 4C65 core. I did want to attach more then one set of wires on a single feeding point. I did it with a piece of drainage pipe and some nuts and bolts. Insert…
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1:1 Balun
Last night my good friend Fred, PA3YH was visiting me. We’ve made a 1:1 balun for my new multiband dipole. I did think Fred has a funny name for such a antenna: cat-mustache-antenna. The design of the antenna is still in my head mainly. But soon I will make a drawing of it and I’ll…
Antenna problems
Last weekend I’ve done some work on my multi band open dipole. Seems that the wires for 40m, 20m and 10m where all too long. That way the antenna was not resonant inside those bands but lower. So last weekend I went on the roof with a cutting tool. After a few hours tweaking the…