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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast
So the random nature of length and orientation of the coax in each installation would lead to widely varied VHF results?
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Yes, it sure does.
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That's a great trick! I thought one purpose of the balun was to stop the coax from becoming an antenna, never would have thought of that.
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It works with only varying degrees of success. Too many variables for any predictability. I happen to personally like predictability.
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Perhaps the DB8e's better VHF performance is due to the horizontal runs of coax between the two banks? (as compared to a DB4 which typically has a vertical coax line drop)
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Perhaps. I haven't done any field evaluation work with the DB8e so as to quantify what it might or might not do with VHF. All I have are scattered anecdotes that it works to some extent.
