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Which side of this dipole is ground? (programming.dev)
submitted 7 months ago by JackbyDev@programming.dev to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
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My guessThe left sort of looks like the outside of the cable so I think that's ground.

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[–] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 7 months ago

A 1/4 wave monopole above 1/4 wave radials is also a balanced antenna. unless the coax is carrying common mode currents, the antenna is balanced.