On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:26:56 -0600, Peter Laws wrote:
>Is there any magic to the spacing of the beads when you build a
>current balun? I bought a kit from Palomar a while back in an attempt
>to cure some issues. It's just a series of beads and some shrink
>tubing to hold it in place - pretty slick, less than $20.
The only thing that's slick is the guy who sold it to you for five times
what it cost him. It's a LOUSY excuse for a common mode choke.
>Stuck it on
>a length of LMR400 or 9913 and stuck some PL259s on it. No sweat.
>Didn't operate as desired, but that wasn't the fault of the balun.
Yes, it IS the fault of the so-called balun. Study
http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf
>Question is, if I thought I needed more choking, could I just assemble
>another one and add it in to the feedline? Or would it be better to
>take the existing unit apart and rebuild it with all the beads
>"touching"?
The best thing you can do with what you bought is put them in your junkbox
for a rainy day.
73,
Jim Brown K9YC
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