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<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Gudday</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am now up to the
stage of feeding my 8 element quad for 145.825 MHz.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been doing
some reading and I see that most talk of a 100 ohm feed
point.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The most popular
seems to be a 1/4 wave section of 75 ohm cable in series ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does this look
right:-</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Freq = 145.825
MHz</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>1/4 wave in coax =
(200 / 145.825 MHz) /4 = 34.28 cm's of 75 ohm cable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=625395205-27012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----------------------------------------<BR>Andrew
Rich<BR>Amateur radio callsign VK4TEC<BR>email: </FONT><A
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"><FONT face=Arial
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http://www.tech-software.net<BR>Brisbane AUSTRALIA </FONT></P>
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