On Tue, 03 May 2005 18:42:10 GMT, (Robert
Lay) wrote:

The author says they can be used for longwire.

So you say, but there is no such claim at the referenced Web site or
in the Construction Manual. Also, does it make any sense to refer to
it as a balun if it does not have a balanced circuit on the balanced
side?

You are correct. I mixed up something I read about my LDG 4:1 voltage
balun:
http://www.ldgelectronics.com/rbalun.pdf

Is LDG correct? If so, then for a voltage balun and longwire, I
should use an RF ground on the second terminal. What if I don't have
one? Should I short it to the coax sheath? Or would a counterpoise be
better?

If I have a tuned counterpoise, should I use the current balun, or the
voltage balun?

If the voltage balun helps with a longwire, Can you suggest how to
change the wiring on the W1CG balun so that it is a voltage balun?

Also lost in the sands of time is the advice that a longwire needs a
9:1 or 10:1 balun. Is that true? If so, is that a current or voltage
balun?

Ken KC2JDY

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