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Re: [TowerTalk] Balun for Force 12 6 Element 20 Meter Monobander

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Balun for Force 12 6 Element 20 Meter Monobander
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:19:19 -0700
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On 7/20/2020 8:09 PM, Tim Duffy wrote:
Take another look at DX Engineering's baluns. Balun Designs are not the balun 
of choice.

I haven't evaluated current production DXE chokes, but I did measure a Balun Designs 1:1 unit that looking NOTHING like it's data sheet. It was a lousy choke. It is unlikely to overheat, but it's also unlikely to do anything useful except transfer dollars from the purchaser to the seller. They're pretty, but that's all.

Unless you happen to have more money than time, I strongly recommend building your own following the guidelines in the 2018 version of my Cookbook. If Tim would send me stuff to measure, I would gladly do it.

73, Jim K9YC
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