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   Hello Thom!   
      
   27 Nov 22 13:30, you wrote to all:   
      
    TB> OK...I'll admit my ignorance....Trying to wrap my head around using an   
    TB> endfed wire versus an endfed half wave dipole.  If I understand things   
    TB> correctly, the half wave is a resonant antenna and the simple end-fed   
    TB> is not.  will both of them require use of a choke to minimize rf in   
    TB> the shack?  I would like to be able to operate multiple bands and make   
    TB> use of the antenna tuner and an artificial ground if that will help.   
    TB> Power levels < 100 watts.  Thanks, Thom K3HRN   
      
    Thom,   
      
    I use an End-Fed Halfwave.  It requres an RF matching transformer (usually   
   64:1) in order to match impedence.  My antenna is 135' long, and is resonant   
   on 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10m   
      
   I do have an RF choke outside the entry point to my house as well, and it   
   reduces RF a bit.  I've never had an issue with RF in the shack (rf burns when   
   touching metal surfaces),  but I do have issues with various electronic   
   devices in my house going haywire when I transmit on certain bands.   
      
   A regular "end fed" wire usually requires an antenna tuner that can tune a   
   "random length wire"  Such a wire is not resonant on any band, and people say   
   it does not perform as well as the end-fed halfwave (I've never tried it, so I   
   can't give an opinion).   
      
      
   I love my end-fed halfwave, I've made contacts all over the world with it   
   running no more than 100w.   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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