Re: [TenTec] [Fwd: Line Isolator Balun (sorta) question.]

[geoffrey mendelson <geoffreymendelson@gmail.com>]

On Aug 9, 2010, at 11:24 PM, Jim Brown K9YC wrote:

> Please learn to leave off the word balun. It is a choke. Period. :)

Jim, you miss the point.

A choke is $5-$10 worth of ferrite with a coax run down the middle.

A choke balun is the same ferrite and coax, with so-239 connectors on  
each end, stuck in a piece of plastic pipe, and a $50 price tag.
:-)


Geoff

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