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The antenna I had up before I moved was end-fed at the 9:1 transformer,
ground point. Would moving the feed-point, ground, transformer closer
towards the middle of the antenna have any negative effects, or effects at
all? My new residence would accomodate this orientation better. By the way,
I found a cool shop called Communication Headquarters right down the street
that has a ton of radio gear, yay!

-Brian

BRIAN,

I guess what you are talking (writing) about is the Placement
of the Feed-in-Line of the Antenna. Originally your Feed-in-Line
(Coax Cable) was at One End of your Antenna. Now you are asking
about the possibility of placing the Feed-in-Line more toward
the Center of the Antenna.

This type of Center-Fed Antenna is called a Dipole.
- A Compilation of Dipole Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/774

Another type of Off-Center-Fed Antenna is called the Windom.
- Windom Antenna 160M - 10M = July 2004 Monthly Antenna Image
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1085
- My Favorite Multi-Band Antenna - The "WINDOM"
- - by G. E. "Buck" Rogers Sr [K4ABT]
This is an 'improved' Windom that is set-up as an Off-Center-Fed
Dipole with a Balun and Coax Feed-in-Line.
- A Six-Band, HF Windom Antenna - by K3MT
http://users.erols.com/k3mt/windom/windom.htm
- Eight Bands On One Coax - The Windom Antenna - by KH2D
http://kh2d.net/windom.cfm
- Coaxially Fed Windom Antenna
http://salsawaves.com/antennas/windom/
http://www.qsl.net/sv1bsx/windom/windom.html
- The Windom Antenna - by R.J.Edwards [G4FGQ]
http://www.smeter.net/antennas/windom2.php
- Off-Center Feed - The "Windom" Antenna - by Bill Buchholz [K8SYH]
http://www.k4lrg.org/Projects/Windom_K8SYH.html

QUESTION: The Windom or the Dipole ?
- Windom -vice- Dipole which is the better SWL Antenna ? ? ?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...nna/message/80
- A Second Look = Windom -=V=- Dipole = Which is the better SWL Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/588

* The ORIGINAL Windom Antenna:
A single 'bare' Wire Antenna Element that is Fed at a Point that
is 36% to 64% of the Length of the Wire. The Feed-in-Line is
also a simple Insulated Wire.

* The Improved "Low Noise" Windom Antenna:
A single 'bare' Wire Antenna Element that is Fed at a Point that
is 36% to 64% of the Length of the Wire. A UnUn type Matching
Transformer is used to 'couple' the Wire Antenna Element to the
Coax Cable. The Feed-in-Line is Coax Cable.

* The "Dipole" Windom Antenna:
Two un-equal 'bare' Wire Antenna Elements that are Fed at a Point
that has the shorter wire 36% and the longer wire 64% of the
Length of the Available Space. A Balun type Matching Transformer
is used to 'couple' the Wire Antenna Element to the Coax Cable.
The Feed-in-Line is Coax Cable.

* The "G5RV" Windom Antenna:
Two un-equal 'bare' Wire Antenna Elements that are Fed at a Point
that has the shorter wire 36% and the longer wire 64% of the
Length of the Available Space. A Ladder Line is used as a
Vertical Antenna Element to the Ground. At the Ground a Balun
type Matching Transformer is used to 'couple' the Vertical Antenna
Element to the Coax Cable. The Feed-in-Line is Coax Cable.

SUGGESTION: Since you have an Antenna Wire Element; 9:1 Matching
Transformer; Coax Cable; and Ground Rod from your old Antenna
installation. You may wish to consider a basic Windom Antenna
with a Single Wire "Off-Center-Fed Antenna Element to fill your
'available space'. Measure the Available 'space' for your Wire
Antenna Element and Mark-Off 36% of that distance as the Location
of your Feed-Point. Run your Coax Cable up to your Matching
Transformer at this Feed-Point.

iane ~ RHF
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