In message , kim
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Brian Gaff wrote:

Good till it rained.

I built many yagis in my youth, and as long as the main dimensions
and connections were right, they all worked. However wood as a boom
did tend to dampen the performance....)ouch)

Brian


Thanks everyone! Now I know.

Something no-one mentioned here was the lack of a balun which could wreak
havoc with weak digital signals due to standing waves on the cable. The most
popular home-made types these days seem to be the bow-tie + reflector +
balun design.

(kim)

Does the lack of a balun actually cause standing waves on the cable?
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Ian