>Fred said:
>
> >Probably the chokes you refer to in your 1990 article were not available at
> >that time. However, let me quote from a 1996 ARRL Handbook, page 19.17.
> >
>
>Rich says:
>
>not a good bet.
>
>Rich says:
>
> >The air core ugly balun would not saturate with 14k. . Ferrite cores
>saturate.
>
>Your right about air core baluns -- would not want to use one of those --
>and never have.
You prefer to use a core that can saturate?.
> But your wrong about the correct choice of ferrite cores
>that don't have the problems you indicate Rich.
>
This tuner was not intended for QRPP. Not saturating with large suds was
an important issue for the balun.
>My position is that coax baluns are the poorest solution.
A saturation-proof, low-cost, non-resonant, non-incendiary balun is a
"poor solution" ?
>And I know that
>from experience and analysis plus measurements.
>
>What did you use for measurements? You forgot to answer that question.
>
I deliberately did not answer that question because I smelt red herring.
cheers, Fred
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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