> I'm thinking about constructing a UHF antenna for my repeater
 > modeled after the "big boys" consisting of pairs of dipoles
 > mounted
 > opposite each other with 4 - 8 sets these mounted to a mast. The
 > question here is what is the typical feed "Z" of the dipole and
 > what would the matching harness look like?
A DB-224 has 4 elements, and as I remember they are all fed simultaneously, 
meaning that the Z would be somewhere around 12.5 ohms, per.
As for that 8el thing, I would suggest maybe getting a technical description 
for Decible Products, or another antenna manufacturing place - perhaps 
there's something on the 'Net?
www.db.com? 
73 = Best Regards
-Jeff KA5THB
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