balun

Don't forget you need a balun to convert the RF from the coax output to the parallel-pair antenna input.

Use a balun and just hook it up to where you usually connect the rabbit ears.

You've got folded dipole, you gotta have a balun, and baluns don't come any simpler than the hairpin balun (and there isn't any easy way to get to 50 ohms from 300 ohms)'.

The Roberts balun for measurement dipoles is standardized and I have instructions for building one around here somewhere.

You need a 9:1 balun to bring its impedance closer to 50 ohms.

Or I could tack solder some coaxial cable and BNC connector with a sloppy homemade choke balun...

Yes, WiFi uses the same radio, although IDK about balun.

The the antenna's feed point and balun[0] is located at the midpoint of the dipole which is connected via coax to the tuner, amp, and radio.

You can't fix it with a fixed balun or reactance.

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That's easily manageable with a balun, as you state.

Sadly, I have no good analogue for a balun or impedance matching circuit.

You would really engage with this market if you integrated this functionality into your TV so you only needed to run a cable and attach the receiver side Balun.

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