Thanks to Bill post it occurred to me that's worth to point out that power
rating of classical balun decreases dramatically in case of high SWR. I've
seen a number of commercial ferrite, nominally 2KW devices, and two of this
style coax balun destroyed, with "only" 700W key down and 1:2.5 SWR. Of
course, the same kind of trouble may take place in the so called "bazooka",
4:1 coax transformer/balun, typically used with folded dipoles.
73 and Merry Christmas
Mauri, I4JMY
> Instead of using 50' of coax, this uses only
> a bit over 8' and works well. Maybe someone has
> the exact Ham Radio reference but I'm fairly certain
> my memory of the construction is correct. If I made
> a mistake, hopefully someone will correct it.
>
> 73 & Merry Christmas!
>
> Bill W4ZV
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