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Old September 2nd 08, 03:28 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Baluns?

Owen Duffy wrote:
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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deals with a Windom Antenna, his text on the design, construction,
function and implementation of baluns is well worth the read.


Doesn't that article espouse the Guanella 4:1 current balun built on a
single toroid?

The extent to which such a construction works is due to flux leakage,
rather than the principles described by Guanella.

Owen


Here is an article which includes text on the use of ferrite rods in
place of toroids.

Someone who has a couple of rods from some old am radios, etc. may
already have the stuff in his junk box to throw together an introductory
prototype?

Regards,
JS