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Old August 28th 08, 08:01 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore[_2_] Cecil Moore[_2_] is offline
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Default Baluns?

Dave Platt wrote:
On the other hand, if the feedline-path reactance is capacitive, and
happens to be close in absolute value to the inductive reactance of
the choke... then you've got a series-resonant circuit.


This is one reason why an ugly choke only works well over
approximately a 2:1 frequency range. Below that range,
the inductive reactance is too small and above that
range, series resonance defeats the purpose.
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