Of Baluns and Balun Kits - What's a Shortwave Listener (SWL) To
Do . . .
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/12163

Balun Kit {Toroidal} for Shortwave (HF) 3 MHz to 30 MHz [eBay]
http://cgi.ebay.com/Balun-Kit-Toroidal-Type-3-
30Mhz_W0QQitemZ200032993780

Balun Kits [Universal-Radio - et al]
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/misc/amidon.html
http://www.bytemark.com/products/kit_bal1.htm
http://www.amidoncorp.com/aai_cost_experimenter.htm
http://www.surplussales.com/Antennas/Antennas-2.html
Order # Model Description Core Wire Ratios Price Order
#1525 - AB-200-10 - Balun Kit T200-2 @ 14 gauge 10 feet 4:1 or 1:1
#1526 - AB-240-125 - Balun Kit FT-240-61 @ 14 gauge 10 feet 4:1 or
1:1
* Wind 10-Turns for the Coax Cable Winding
* Wind 30-Turns for the Antenna-Ground Winding
* * Check-Out the AU-150A-250 UNUN Kit which includes
a FT 150A-K plus 12FT #14 Thermaleze Wire

The WireMan - Balun Kits #830 & #831
http://thewireman.com/baluns.html
http://www.k1cra.com/catalog/product.aspx?productID=735

Low Power Balun Kit -by- W1CG
http://www.njqrp.org/balun/
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=12668

TECH REF = Amidon Technical Reference and Product Guide
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/misc/1899.html

Although most of these are designed for Amateur Radio {Ham}
use for Transmitting : They can also be used for "Receive Only"
Shortwave Listening (SWL) too.

What's Between Your Shortwave Antenna and Your Coax Cable ?
Can You Spell "B A L U N" -or- 'UnUn' -aka- Matching Transformer !


hope this helps to... balun you out - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}
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May You Never Tire of Listening to the Radio and Always
have Strong Signals and Noise Free Reception ~ RHF {ibid}
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Gruppe für SWL Antennen
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= = = On Feb 2, 12:03Â*am, HFguy wrote:
Filuk The Hogfish-Beater wrote:

Ok does anyone have a link that walks you through selecting the parts,
winding the balun etc... I'd like to make one but just can't find a decent
reference.

Go to the following webpage and order item #1542 for $3.00. You'll
receive three T-43 ferrite toroidal cores measuring 1/2-inch in
diameter. You'll need one core to make the balun.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/misc/amidon.html

You can get the wire for winding the balun at your local Radio Shack. It
comes in an assortment of three sizes for $4.99, catalog #278-1345.
Here's the online catalog page for the wi

http://tinyurl.com/2fws6t

When you have the toroids and wire, get back to the group here and we'll
tell you how to wind the balun and/or refer you to a webpage on how to
do it.