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G9A03

ANTENNAS AND FEED LINES · - Feed lines: characteristic impedance and attenuation; standing wave ratio (SWR) calculation, measurement, and effects; antenna feed point matching

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What is the nominal characteristic impedance of "window line" transmission line?

  1. A50 ohms
  2. B75 ohms
  3. C100 ohms
  4. D450 ohms
Why Window line is a form of open-wire (ladder) feed line where two parallel conductors are held apart by a plastic web with rectangular windows cut out of it. The wide conductor spacing and mostly-air dielectric give it a high characteristic impedance, nominally 450 ohms. That wide spacing and low dielectric loss also make it much lower loss than coax, which is why it is popular for multiband doublets fed through a tuner.
Watch out 50 and 75 ohms are the standard coaxial cable impedances (50 for transmitters, 75 for TV and hardline); 300 ohms is the familiar twin-lead TV feed line, but window line with its cut-out windows runs higher at 450 ohms.
Ladder/window line = 450 ohms. Twin-lead = 300. Coax = 50 or 75. Wider spacing, higher impedance.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of G9A

  1. G9A01 Which of the following factors determine the characteristic impedance of a parallel conductor feed line?
  2. G9A02 What is the relationship between high standing wave ratio (SWR) and transmission line loss?
  3. G9A03 What is the nominal characteristic impedance of "window line" transmission line?
  4. G9A04 What causes reflected power at an antenna's feed point?
  5. G9A05 How does the attenuation of coaxial cable change with increasing frequency?
  6. G9A06 In what units is RF feed line loss usually expressed?
  7. G9A07 What must be done to prevent standing waves on a feed line connected to an antenna?
  8. G9A08 If the SWR on an antenna feed line is 5:1, and a matching network at the transmitter end of the feed line is …
  9. G9A09 What standing wave ratio results from connecting a 50-ohm feed line to a 200-ohm resistive load?
  10. G9A10 What standing wave ratio results from connecting a 50-ohm feed line to a 10-ohm resistive load?
  11. G9A11 What is the effect of transmission line loss on SWR measured at the input to the line?
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