I connected my center to the longer side of the antenna, same with my water
pipe j pole that's in my attic, that's what all the plans I read for both
said to do but I guess it would work either day.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: Twin lead J pole


> Hi all.  I haven't made a J Pole in a while, but the way I did it, was to
> cut the quarter wave stub a tiny bit long, and then simply connect the
> coax to the bottom of the antena, hot to the quarter wave side and shield
> to the long side, which is three quarter waves.  YOu can then just trim
> the quarter wave stub a little if needed, though I usually didn't have
> any way of measuring SWR, so I didn't bother, as long as the radio didn't
> complain!  GRIN!  I have seen plans that say to connect the coax the
> other way, that is, hot lead to the three quarter wave side and shield to
> the quarter wave stub, but that doesn't sound like it would work as well
> to me, but then again, it may not matter, as the stub and the bottom of
> the three quarter wave side make a transformer feeding the half wave
> above it.  HOpe this makes some sense and helps a little!  GRIN!
>
> 73:
> John, KG7FA:
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