It is highly instructive to NOT think of a balun as an impedance
transformation device, but rather as a device which has the ability to steer
r-f currents. Thus viewed, a large amount of confusion melts away.


--
73, George W5YR
Fairview, TX

http://www.w5yr.com


"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
...
Dear Ian,

It's early in the morning. I havn't had time and I don't want to take
much
time thinking about your rather slightly surprising comments.


You have completely misunderstood, gone off at a tangent, about my motives
in my very few writings on the subject of baluns.


I have never made recommendations about old-wives tales, whatever you
think
they are, except, just in effect, to ignore them.


You, apparently, have now (quite mistakenly I venture to add) included
yourself amongst them.


Have you any shares in balun manufacturers? After all baluns are the only
thing left for old-wives and salesmen to haggle about. Don't bother
answering.


In conclusion, unless people can specify, in numerical terms, what is
their
problem, then there's no hope of sensibly aquiring a balun of any sort.
And
I have never yet met anybody who has so specified.

I feel guilty at prolonging such a trivial matter. But it's such an early
hour of the day. Havn't had breakfast yet!

A very good morning to you Ian.
---
Reg, G4FGQ