>
>Hi Dave,
>
>
>> The main problem with bringing ladder line or any open wire line into the
>> shack lies with what I call the "hot shack" syndrome. With more than one
>> 160 meter antenna the shack was full of hot RF and plenty of RF feedback.
>> This also gets into the telephones radios, and even TVs that are not on
>> cable. Even using a tuner with a balun can cause a problem.
>
>The problem is with feedline balance and/or distance to the
>feedline. The most effective type of balun is a 1:1 choke-
>balun....and it belongs on the OUTPUT side of the tuner...not the
>input.
>
// Please explain why to us, Mr. Rauch. .
thanks
- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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