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Old May 18th 09, 02:24 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
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Default 6 to 1 balun design

I am looking for a 6 to 1 balun, 300 ohms balanced to 50 ohms coax. I
don't need one that handles transmitter power as I am only using it for a
receiving antenna.

I have on hand several hundred feet of 50 ohm coax, RG58 modified (IEEE
802.3). I want to use it to connect my 300 ohm TV dipole antenna in my
attic to my HDTV in the basement. And, of course, I would need a 50 ohm
to 75 ohm match at the HDTV.

We only watch over-the-air TV. Why? Because I live within 2 miles of
three 1000 ft TV towers. In fact, the dipole in the basement works quite
well. But I do get dropouts during storms; go figure. I get 17 channels
for free, so why go cable or FIOS. Nothing worthwhile there anyway.

So can someone point me to a good site for balun design. I've done the
Google searches, but all that I find seem to be for high power
applications.

Any help would be appreciated.

Al