on 12/1/99 16:38, EDWARDS, EDDIE J at eedwards@oppd.com wrote:
>> At a hamfest a couple of months ago, a guy was selling some neat split
>> ferrite beads. The idea is a little like the snap-on rectangular ferrites
>> that Radio Shack et al were selling, except that these involve a split
>> bead
>> 1/2-3/4" long enclosed in a plastic shell that can be snapped open and
>> closed. He had 2 sizes, for different sized cable. Does anyone know of
>> an
>> economical source for these?
> [Ed-K0iL] Radio Shack does sell both types of ferrites: split bead
> snap-on in a white plastic case, and rectangular core wind-on type in black
> plastic that you mentioned. Both are in the 273-series (-104 & 105 I think)
> and are probably 43-mix.
The stuff Radio Shack sells is Type 43. That's not what you want to use for
HF attenuation. I think this sort of thing is what give ferrites a bad
name. Type 43 is better for probably 20 MHz up to a couple hundred or so.
Type 77 is good for the entire HF band.
> These can also be had at Surplus Sales of Nebraska, Palomar, Amidon,
> MFJ, Kilo-Tec, Ocean State Electronics, and direct from some of the
> manufacturers like Fair-Rite.
I believe Palomar sells split beads. They advertise them, but I've not seen
them.
Ed is correct though in that a split bead is not near as good as multiple
turns of cord through a big torroid.
73,
Jon
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