>
>>
>>Hi Dave,
>>
>>
>>> The main problem with bringing ladder line or any open wire line into the
>>> shack lies with what I call the "hot shack" syndrome. With more than one
>>> 160 meter antenna the shack was full of hot RF and plenty of RF feedback.
>>> This also gets into the telephones radios, and even TVs that are not on
>>> cable. Even using a tuner with a balun can cause a problem.
>>
>>The problem is with feedline balance and/or distance to the
>>feedline. The most effective type of balun is a 1:1 choke-
>>balun....and it belongs on the OUTPUT side of the tuner...not the
>>input.
>>
>// Please explain why to us, Mr. Rauch. .
>
>thanks
>
// ... yet another stonewall?
Can anyone explain why a (current) balun should be located at a point
where high voltages and high SWR are known to prevail?
tnx
- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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