Anyone here have a good web reference on making a 4:1 balun? I'm looking
for the dual core design, not the single core design. Lots of those to
google.

Do the single core designs really not work? I had a single core
homebrew that seemed to work, but I'm a tad confused after hearing that
they don't.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

On Tue, 02 May 2006 22:58:00 -0400, Mike Coslo
wrote:

Anyone here have a good web reference on making a 4:1 balun? I'm looking
for the dual core design, not the single core design. Lots of those to
google.

Do the single core designs really not work? I had a single core
homebrew that seemed to work, but I'm a tad confused after hearing that
they don't.

The Sept/Oct 2005 issue of QEX has a 4:1 balun design that may
interest you. It can be found on the ARRL's members only web site.

http://www.arrl.org/qex/2005/qx9roos.pdf

73,
Danny, K6MHE

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Dan Richardson wrote:
The Sept/Oct 2005 issue of QEX has a 4:1 balun design that may
interest you. It can be found on the ARRL's members only web site.

Would a 4:1 voltage balun fed through a husky 1:1 choke
(W2DU BALUN) accomplish the same thing?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Dan Richardson wrote:
On Tue, 02 May 2006 22:58:00 -0400, Mike Coslo
wrote:


Anyone here have a good web reference on making a 4:1 balun? I'm looking
for the dual core design, not the single core design. Lots of those to
google.

Do the single core designs really not work? I had a single core
homebrew that seemed to work, but I'm a tad confused after hearing that
they don't.


The Sept/Oct 2005 issue of QEX has a 4:1 balun design that may
interest you. It can be found on the ARRL's members only web site.

http://www.arrl.org/qex/2005/qx9roos.pdf


Thanks, Dan, I'm reading it now...

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

Mike Coslo wrote:
Do the single core designs really not work? I had a single core
homebrew that seemed to work, but I'm a tad confused after hearing that
they don't.

The single core designs are usually voltage baluns and
what we hams want are balanced currents. I don't see
why you couldn't just add a husky 1:1 W2DU style choke
on the 50 ohm side of your 4:1 voltage balun to inhibit
common mode current. The extra toroid in the afore mentioned
QEX article is a 1:1 choke attached to a 4:1 voltage balun.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Cecil Moore wrote:
Mike Coslo wrote:

Do the single core designs really not work? I had a single core
homebrew that seemed to work, but I'm a tad confused after hearing
that they don't.


The single core designs are usually voltage baluns and
what we hams want are balanced currents. I don't see
why you couldn't just add a husky 1:1 W2DU style choke
on the 50 ohm side of your 4:1 voltage balun to inhibit
common mode current. The extra toroid in the afore mentioned
QEX article is a 1:1 choke attached to a 4:1 voltage balun.


I think you are right, Cecil. I'm digesting the pdf now. Probably take
a few reads tho' it's been a long, long day....

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

On Wed, 03 May 2006 13:22:45 GMT, Cecil Moore
wrote:

The single core designs are usually voltage baluns and
what we hams want are balanced currents. I don't see
why you couldn't just add a husky 1:1 W2DU style choke
on the 50 ohm side of your 4:1 voltage balun to inhibit
common mode current. The extra toroid in the afore mentioned
QEX article is a 1:1 choke attached to a 4:1 voltage balun.

Did you read the article Cecil? He place the current balun/choke on
the opposite side. Looked like an interesting approach.

Danny

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one
useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three
or more is a congress. - John Adams

email: k6mheatarrldotnet
http://www.k6mhe.com/

Dan Richardson wrote:
Did you read the article Cecil? He place the current balun/choke on
the opposite side. Looked like an interesting approach.

Yes, I'm wondering if things would change if the positions
were reversed? How does that choke perform when it sees
2000 + j1000 ohms?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

When it sees 2000 + j1000 ohms there's hardly any current to choke
anyway.

"Reg Edwards" wrote:
When it sees 2000 + j1000 ohms there's hardly any current to choke
anyway.

Yes, but how much current is there 3/8WL back from that point?
--
73, Cecil, W5DXP