"Balun" is a contraction for "balanced-to-unbalanced". It converts an
unbalanced drive source (such as a grounded coaxial feed) into a
differential drive drive source that is completely floating with respect to
ground or any other common point.

Even if there were such a thing as the 'ether' (there isn't; elecromagnetic
waves don't need a medium to propagate), your antenna would not be
classified as a 'balun' just because it transforms your electrical feed into
electromagnetic waves. It would more accurately be called a 'transducer'
because it transforms energy from one form (electrical) to another form
(electromagnetic). One of the characteristics of a transducer is that it has
input coupling properties as well as output coupling properties, so in this
respect part of your statement is sort of accurate - the part about
impedance matching.

Joe
W3JDR



"John Smith" wrote in message
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My antenna seems to match the impedance of my transmission line (50 ohms)
to
the impedance of the either (370 some-odd-ohms), isn't that a balun?

Regards,
John

W3JDR wrote:
Even if there were such a thing as the 'ether' (there isn't; elecromagnetic
waves don't need a medium to propagate), ...

Actually they do. It is generally accepted that EM waves
cannot propagate outside of the universe precisely because
of the absence of any structure (medium). Our medium of
space is thought to have at least ten dimensions.
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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:38:48 -0500, Cecil Moore
wrote:
It is generally accepted that EM waves cannot propagate outside of the universe
must be a continuation of
On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:32:22 -0600, Cecil Moore wrote:
The aliens instructed me to deliver this knowledge to earthlings.

Richard was seen to write, "Being the High Pope of Esteemed ARRL Traditons,
I can reassure you ALIENS ARE NOT REAL!!!!" (well, something like that!)

grin

Warmest regards,
John

Richard Clark wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
It is generally accepted that EM waves cannot propagate outside of the universe

must be a continuation of

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:32:22 -0600, Cecil Moore wrote:
The aliens instructed me to deliver this knowledge to earthlings.

Dear Richard, if you have some theory of how EM waves can
exit the universe, please present it.
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Well, I know you asked Richard....
But, I think there may be a way if we tear a hole in the "shielding."
Yanno, even if you can get a Klingon Warships'shielding weakened enough, ya
can get a photon torpedo through!!! innocent-look

Regards,
John

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| Richard Clark wrote:
| Cecil Moore wrote:
| It is generally accepted that EM waves cannot propagate outside of the
universe
|
| must be a continuation of
|
| On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:32:22 -0600, Cecil Moore
wrote:
| The aliens instructed me to deliver this knowledge to earthlings.
|
| Dear Richard, if you have some theory of how EM waves can
| exit the universe, please present it.
| --
| 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp
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John Smith wrote:
I think there may be a way if we tear a hole in the "shielding."

Trouble is, we cannot locate the shielding. It's like
trying to get off the Earth by walking around.
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I wanted to respond to this right away--your post... but was quite simply
unable.... (I literally spent time starring out a window!)
Realize that I have nothing but questions about the "end of the universe", I
think it is like that for us all, but, maybe not....
I suspect it to be a sphere, but you have seen the "mobius strip", it at
first looks quite innocently like a two dimensional object, on closer
examination, IT ONLY HAS ONE SIDE!!!!
The universe could very well be like that...
My mind spends a lot of time "out there" when I am slow to sleep....

I imagine most are scarred to speculate--others would probably mock their
efforts....

Any ideas, or models which you can find to build a "mental model" from?

Warmest regards,
John

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| John Smith wrote:
| I think there may be a way if we tear a hole in the "shielding."
|
| Trouble is, we cannot locate the shielding. It's like
| trying to get off the Earth by walking around.
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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:00:56 -0500, Cecil Moore
wrote:
Dear Richard, if you have some theory of how EM waves can
exit the universe, please present it.
You related to Slarty Bartfast, Fjord Sculptor 3rd Class of Planetary
Engineering, Magrathea?

LOL!!! Well, you can't choose your family... grin

Warmest regards,
John

"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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| On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:00:56 -0500, Cecil Moore
| wrote:
| Dear Richard, if you have some theory of how EM waves can
| exit the universe, please present it.
| You related to Slarty Bartfast, Fjord Sculptor 3rd Class of Planetary
| Engineering, Magrathea?