I'm trying to demystify the witchcraft that is a j-pole antenna. Where the feed line comes into the SO-239 bulkhead connector, the frame of the connector is connected to the shield of the coax - which is grounded. That metal frame is also connected ( soldered ) to one element of the antenna, and then the center conductor of the coax is soldered to another part of the copper tubing just a few inches away from the connector. Why is this not a short circuit across the output of the radio? I know I'm missing something - I just don't know what.
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I'm trying to demystify the witchcraft that is a j-pole antenna. Where the feed line comes into the SO-239 bulkhead connector, the frame of the connector is connected to the shield of the coax - which is grounded. That metal frame is also connected ( soldered ) to one element of the antenna, and then the center conductor of the coax is soldered to another part of the copper tubing just a few inches away from the connector. Why is this not a short circuit across the output of the radio? I know I'm missing something - I just don't know what.
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