Bullet proof Balun for an 80m dipole.
First off why even bother with one?
The answer is ... wind a coaxial choke. The diameter of a 1 liter soft
drink and 6 to 8 turns of coax should do it.
Dan/W4NTI
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From: "Jay Pryor" <jpryor@arches.uga.edu>
To: <SECC@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 10:27 AM
Subject: [SECC] K4OGG NAQP
> I spent all Saturday afternoon trying to figure out why my SWR was bad on
> my 80M dipole and finally discovered the balun had gone bad. If anyone
has
> a recommendation for a bullet-proof balun for a dipole, please let me
> know. Anyway, I got on the air a little in the late afternoon and evening
> and searched for members. Found AD4J, K4AB, K4BAI.
>
> BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults
> __________________________________________________
>
> 80CW 24 24 24 13
> 40CW 60 60 60 33
> 20CW 53 53 53 20
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>
> Totals 137 137 137 66
>
>
> 73,
>
> Jay/K4OGG
>
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