You don't need to run excessive power to burn up a BN-86. All you need to do
is forget to change antennas and transmit on 40M into the TH7/BN-86 with
less than full power. Years ago that is how I lost mine with an L4-B amp.
Switched to the BN4000. That held up to my mistakes.
73,
N2TK, Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jorge
Diez - CX6VM
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 8:26 AM
To: TexasRF@aol.com; wa4jqs@mikrotec.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Which Balun with the TH7DXX
Hi Anthony
Are you using too much power?
I never had a problem with my TH7DXX and BN86 balun. I had it for many years
without problems
73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W
-----Mensaje original-----
De: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] En nombre de
TexasRF@aol.com Enviado el: lunes, 22 de julio de 2013 08:53
Para: wa4jqs@mikrotec.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Asunto: Re: [TowerTalk] Which Balun with the TH7DXX
Hi Anthony, Hygain offers two baluns for the TH7DXX:
A BN86, which is the older style bifilar wound over ferrite bar. This is
also known as a voltage balun and as such is subject to arc over if the vswr
is high, such as accidentally using it on 40m with a 20m antenna.
The other balun is called a BN4000 and is made of coax with ferrite beads
over the coax. This is known as a current balun and is more robust in case
of high vswr. It has a higher power rating as a result.
The TH7DXX vswr curves are dependant on using the supplied balun to driven
element jumpers. The reason for this is they constitute a short balanced
line of considerable impedance and are an integral part of the antenna
matching scheme.
Omitting these jumpers is the primary reason that coax baluns don't seem to
work well with many of the Hygain beam antennas.
73,
Gerald, K5GW
CEO, Texas Towers
In a message dated 7/21/2013 9:31:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
wa4jqs@mikrotec.com writes:
>What balun is being used with the TH7DXX. over the years i have owned
>a few hy gain ants and burnt up the Hy Gain BA baluns that were
>offered. so i went to wind your own coax baluns.. i was reading a few
>of the old articals on tower talk and saw where the TH7DXX would not
>work well with a coax balun.. my amps are Alpha 3 tubers and Henrys so
>dont want to have to replace their so called high power
BA-4000
someday in the dead of winter hi hi... what are most of you using .
thanks for the help
73 Tony
Anthony W. DePrato WA4JQS
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