We have built Quads for thirty years, and NO ****ing Balun was ever needed.
Go and read the books there mentioned. Needing a balun is bull **** ad you
must be brainwashed on all that crap. Some say not to eat bad food also, but
it all bad. Yes some books say to use a balun, and say all things about how
bad it is, but in expirence not much difference was found.
Read the history on the first Quad , they did not build a balun. In fact
we have tested some Quads using 10,000 watts, 40 meters, and there was no
balun available for that power, and guess what there was hardly no power
coming back either, F/D was great. Used that for four years.
Look at some of the two meter quads driven elements, or some of the 432
driven elements or 1296 loop yagi NO balun was used either.
Amazing .




"Dave VanHorn" wrote in message
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"Hacksaw" wrote in message
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Just go and feed the wires direct, no balum needed at all. Works just
fine with out all that crap.

Until you start wondering why you have so much RF in the shack, and why
you
don't get the directivity you ought to..

Your inability to see the difference does not mean that there is no
difference.

Hacksaw,
Congratulations! You made it.
'Doc

Still going and going



"'Doc" wrote in message ...


Hacksaw,
Congratulations! You made it.
'Doc

"Hacksaw" wrote in message
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We have built Quads for thirty years, and NO ****ing Balun was ever
needed.

I'm sorry.


Your inability to see the difference does not mean that there is no
difference.