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Re: [TowerTalk] Ferrites 31 vs. 77 material

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ferrites 31 vs. 77 material
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:39:34 -0700
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On 10/27/2019 1:31 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
I'm sure K9YC, who knows at least 20 dB more on the subject that I do, will have a more thorough explanation but basically the reason is that Type 31 material has desirable loss at HF frequencies instead of only contributing inductance.  When relying only on inductance for common mode chokes you can get undesirable resonances that actually subvert the purpose of using them, whereas the loss in the Type 31 material gives you the low Q performance you want and it does so across a wide frequency range.

Yes. Common mode chokes work by forming low Q parallel resonances in the common mode circuit by winding multiple turns around a suitable material. #31 is the only suitable material for transmitting chokes at HF. 77 is not, and #43 is not. See http://k9yc.com/2018Cookbook.pdf and study k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf for more discussion of the the theoretical concepts.

73, Jim K9YC
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