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    From David Windham@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 8 10:42:06 2022
    Will I need a balun or unun for receive only random length approx. 140 feet in length

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  • From joe@21:1/5 to David Windham on Mon May 9 10:13:37 2022
    On 5/8/2022 12:42 PM, David Windham wrote:
    Will I need a balun or unun for receive only random length approx. 140 feet in length

    Need?....possibly not.

    Desire?... probably yes.

    Reasons:
    1) The balun/unun will better match the antenna to the transmission line
    and receiver. This will give you better receive performance which may,
    or may not, matter to your application.
    2) The balun/unun will provide a dc ground path for the antenna. This
    can prevent/reduce static buildup on the antenna. Your post is unclear
    if you are really doing a beverage (which is terminated at both ends) or
    a random wire antenna (which is not terminated at the far end). Static
    buildup can harm the receiver.

    Don't forget to use proper lightning protection.

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  • From Harold H. Beverage@21:1/5 to David Windham on Tue May 10 15:01:22 2022
    David Windham <kiowagunslinger@gmail.com> wrote in news:c2a3980d-f4c5-4b16-8d9f-fd6f6196849dn@googlegroups.com:

    Will I need a balun or unun for receive only random length approx. 140
    feet in length



    Hi Dave,

    Interesting question. What I would do if I were you is just stick with a
    long wire antenna. You sound to me like you are just way too God damn
    fucking retarded to be able to construct a properly working beverage.

    Good luck with the long wire.

    Harold

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?IiBcIktldmVuIEFsYmVydCBTd@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 12 13:59:15 2022
    Don’t post long wire spy antenna horseshit® it will only encourage Those whingeing
    Pom elitist shitheads® over at ENIGMA 2000 via their unsigned cheap-ass editorial "copyright" prick cocksucker OBE wannabe fuckhead leader to whack
    off uncontrollably over the Beverage antenna!!!!!!!!!

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