Stay with what is working
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
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AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
k7mks@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 04:14
To: towertalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Balun or Not To Balun
My previous HF antenna system was HB 2" ladder line connected to a 275W
Match Box and exiting the flat shack roof thru 2 behive feed feed thru
insulators. Once outside the ladder line headed for a 1/2wl 80 80m. Worked
fine for years.
It has been suggested that I eliminate the roof feed thru unsulators and run
7-8 feet coax, thru a side wall to outside or eliminate the MBox and run the
coax directly to a 4:i balun outside. and then to ladder line to the
antenna.. Running coax or 2 wall mounted insulators will allow me to avoid
puncturing the new roof over the shack
What would you do? Stay the way it was, which performed nicely, or use coax
to get outside to a balun and then HB ladder line.
Thanks, joe k7mks
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