SWR issues with 20M vertical dipole - choke balun placement
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I've built a 20M vertical dipole using two Hustler 6-BTVs mounted back-to-back about 40 feet high on a wooden mast. The vertical dipole configuration was chosen because my house and back yard layout do not lend themselves to the installations of a good ground radial system. The antenna resonates perfectly at 14.200 MHz but I'm seeing 2.3:1 SWR across the phone portion. I have a 1:1 balun at the feedpoint and a 14 turn coil of RG-8 coaxial cable wrapped around a 7 inch diameter fiberglass form. Should I move the choke balun closer to the feedpoint, or is this just normal for a trapped vertical dipole?
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