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Re: [TowerTalk] Ferrite, or choke baluns?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ferrite, or choke baluns?
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:35:48 -0800
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:35 -0800 (PST), Michael Germino wrote:

>Palomar Engineers have a "Balun Kit" that is basically Ferrite 
>Beads that you slip over your coax and some heat shrink that you 
>use to keep them in place.  $16.50 for the RG-8 one.

That's one of the string of beads chokes I'm talking about. 
> 
>What is your take on these, Jim?  Enough Ferrite Bead? 

Not nearly enough. 

>Seemed to work OK for me up to 40 Meters

See my tutorial. 

73,

Jim



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