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Old July 28th 15, 02:44 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default "Bal uhn" or "bayl uhn"?

On 7/27/2015 9:35 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:55:58 -0500, FBMBoomer
wrote:

When balun is mispronounced "bayl uhn" it increases the original
insertion loss by 2.3 percent. "Bailin" causes an increase loss of 3.3
percent. These losses can be reduced substantially by removing the
"baeleen".


If you really want inflated losses, I suggest you pronounce it
"balloon".

https://www.google.com/#q=pronounce+balun
Here's 4 ways to pronounce it. Add your own mutation:
https://www.howtopronounce.com/balun/


I saw those and listened. Two aren't even... what's the phonic
equivalent of legible? A third sounds like the speaker is dying. They
have thumbs up and down voting.

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Rick