January 19th 09, 02:53 PM
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loops and 4:1 baluns
Cecil Moore wrote:
Ed Cregger wrote:
Very true, but often times they work well enough with varying
impedances to get us on the air. If it is that or nothing, then I'm
all for doing it.
When I was in high school, a ham came back to my
"t-e-s-t-d-e-w-5-d-x-p" signal while my 40W Globe
Scout was driving a 100W light bulb through 3' of
wire on a table top. He gave me a 5x5 signal report.
No balun required. :-)
http://palomar-engineers.com/1_1_Bal...alun_kits.html
http://palomar-engineers.com/4_1_Bal...alun_kits.html
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