Does anyone have any links to information on the LPDA wide band balun.
And how would it be calculated ?
Can we home brew it ?
Wondering if it's calulated the same way as the LPDA antenna .
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BTW: I used a LINEAR TAPERED TRANSMISSION LINE [aka "Triangular", rather than the more "accurate" (i.e. Idealized) Exponential Taper] in the fol. Hi-VHF Zig-Zag LPDA (with Center Booms)....note the unusually LONG pair of wires at the FRONT that were tweaked until SWR was acceptable [this was before nikiml's Optimizer]: https://imageevent.com/holl_ands/zigzaglpa/zigzagboom/zigzagboomwedge
PS: I ACTUALLY implemented and unsuccessfully tried to squeeze the WAY TOO BIG Hi-VHF Zig-Zag LPDA (NO BOOM, both Stacked and Wedge versions) into my son's Attic, trying to NULL OUT nearby Ch12. NO Boom version did NOT require the Tapered Transmission Line: https://imageevent.com/holl_ands/zigzaglpa/zigzagnoboom
The simplest, used by numerous manufacturers of UHF TV antenna - is to design 75 Ohm LPDA and lay coax cable through boom (inside). Coax shield is connected to this boom at both ends.
To match arbitrary impedance to 50 or 75 Ohm - military designs used tapered coaxial transformator inside boom. That's expensive design, not for TV.
Toroid balun with bifilar wiring (non-bifilar wiring work poor >50 MHz) are 2:1 and 4:1. 2:1 can be used with LPDA designed for 150 Ohm impedance.
First UHF test. Was not to bad for ruff mock up
Made for 585 MHz
First test with the balun in H
Test sweep on my hisense tv meter signal strength .
All stations from 482mhz to 628 MHz were coming in at 29 % to 40 %
Second test with balun in V
All stations from 482mhz to 628 MHz improved 40% to 53 %
Next test is to reverse the baluns 3 connection pionts
Wife just loves me lmao
Test antenna mockup of a 4 bay bow tie
11 inch whiskers. With 11 inch spacing . Phase lines spaced 1 1/2 inches. Spread of whiskers 5.5 inches
First UHF test. Was not to bad for ruff mock up
Made for 585 MHz
First test with the balun in H
Test sweep on my hisense tv meter signal strength .
All stations from 482mhz to 628 MHz were coming in at 29 % to 40 what are the results? Or are you still performing the build widwillie?%
Second test with balun in V
All stations from 482mhz to 628 MHz improved 40% to 53 %
Next test is to reverse the baluns 3 connection pionts
Wife just loves me lmao
Test antenna mockup of a 4 bay bow tie
11 inch whiskers. With 11 inch spacing . Phase lines spaced 1 1/2 inches. Spread of whiskers 5.5 inches
Otaobsession the tests worked fine for uhf . but may be very large for vhf. I got my head into to much stuff right now lol play in 4nec2, and testing out a choke for my LPDA antenna I'm fine tunning
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