Re: The mysteries of tuning a random wire
J.K. Wright
On Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 12:24 PM Dave W0DCX <cwqrp73@...> wrote: Jim, thanks for your mentoring. I am going to follow up and report back with the specific data you requested. What I am trying to do here is explore the electromagnetic behavior of random wires AND try to optimize performance of the simplest and most efficient designs possible. So my goals are both academic and pragmatic. My usually practice is to use a 9:1 unun to feed my random wires. In combination with the KX2 ATU this makes almost all things possible. But I wanted to reduce/simplify/streamline as much as possible the electronics involved so I am now going back and experimenting with random wires fed directly by the transceiver without the unun. The idea, perhaps an erroneous one, is maximize power efficiency in the output circuit by providing a direct connection between the XCVR ATU and the antenna - no unun and no coax. Trying to get as much oomph from my QRP output as possible. I might be on the right track if. and that is a big if, I can get the antenna and the counterpoise perfectly optimized for a specific frequency. Is there any validity to my thinking? Or am I just spinning my wheels and worrying too much about a little power loss.
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