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Re: [TowerTalk] Wireman W2DU Current Type Balun - Experience?

To: w2ay@atmc.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wireman W2DU Current Type Balun - Experience?
From: Phil G via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Phil G <thirdtrumpet@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:20:29 -0500
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Balun Designs. More money, more quality

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> On Dec 24, 2022, at 10:27 AM, w2ay@atmc.net wrote:
> 
> 
>   Jim,  Disregard  this  mail   ... Bill / w2ay
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: w2ay@atmc.net <w2ay@atmc.net> 
> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:51 AM
> To: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Wireman W2DU Current Type Balun - Experience?
> 
>   Jim   If  interested  I  have  a   10  mtr  5  el  hy-gain  Yagi  for
> sale .  The  antenna is  Pre  MFJ 
>  It  comes  with    " BALUN  DESIGN"   balun    Antenna is  very   clean  &
> 
>   No  bent  elements    I  had    this  antenna   for  sale  last year  (
> along  with  other  yagis )     Antenna did  not  sell then  because  nobody
> wanted to  make  the trip  to  coastal  No. Carolina to  pick  it  up
> Since  then I  have  acquired    MFJ  shipping  boxes  to  ship  them.   If
> interested ,  the  price is $275
>  Again--  if  interested-  I  suggest  you  research    means  of  shipping
> ,  you pay  for  shipping and I  will  bring the antenna  to    that
> shipping  org.   at my  end .
>  Antenna  comes with  all  paper work .   After  69  years , I  don't  want
> to  climb  towers  anymore.   
>                Other  yagis     for sale :
>                     Hy-Gain   5  el  20  mtr Yagi  w/  Balun Design  balun
> = $350
>                     Hy- Gain  5  el  15  mtr  Yagi w/  Bal;un Design balun
> - $300
>                     Hy- Gain 5  el  12  mtr  Yagi  w/ Balun Design   balun
> - $275
>                        All    yagis  come  with   paper  work  
> 
>                                ...  Bill / w2ay
> 
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> 
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wireman W2DU Current Type Balun - Experience?
> 
>> On 12/23/2022 4:35 PM, Richard Smith wrote:
>> I'm looking to build a couple of 10 meter yagis and want to use a 
>> current
> type balun (choke balun). I see the offering by The Wireman for a W2DU
> Current Type balun. Does anyone on this reflector have experience with these
> baluns, either good or not-so-good experience?
> 
> My analysis of W2DU's designs begins with slide 55 of this pdf.
> 
> http://k9yc.com/CoaxChokesPPT.pdf
> 
> Note that many (most?) things sold as a W2DU balun are either his cheapest
> design which has not nearly enough beads -- poor choking, poor power
> handling -- or uses a different mix. I don't recommend any of them.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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