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Re: [TenTec] OT

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: k9yc@arrl.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:10:04 -0800
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On 11/17/2010 3:45 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
For 160M, the recommendation I've seen on the topband reflector is to use
50ft length of coax in the balun.

K1TTT is a great engineer, and there's a lot of great stuff on his website. BUT -- that is terrible advice. A coil of coax without a ferrite core makes a LOUSY choke.

Study my RFI tutorial to understand why. http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf

73, Jim Brown K9YC

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