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> From: Edward Mccann via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: March 16, 2017 at 9:19:45 AM PDT
> To: Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws@triconet.org>
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] W2AU Baluns??
> Reply-To: Edward Mccann <edwmccann@yahoo.com>
>
> I don't think Walt's contributions were being disparaged: rather attempts of
> others in the commercial world to cut costs led to poor quality and
> contributed to the negative events noted, leading to what one might attribute
> to the appearance of a "tarnished legacy."
>
> Walt's contributions and generosity in making them available to all without
> patent protection were legendary.
>
> I note similar criticism is levied by some on Jerry Sevick, who, along with
> Walt, then, and Jim Brown and others more recently, who have shed so much
> light into the still strangely misunderstood area of baluns, common mode
> chokes, and related problems and solutions.
>
> 73,
> Ed McCann
> AG6CX
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 15, 2017, at 7:40 PM, Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws@triconet.org> wrote:
>>
>> It's disturbing to me to see my late friend Walt Maxwell, W2DU, disparaged
>> this way.
>>
>> Walt addressed this issue before his passing here:
>> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2300
>>
>> Wes N7WS
>>
>>> On 3/15/2017 5:32 PM, AA6DX - Mark wrote:
>>> In the wayback, we called the product "Antenna Fuse" == fine 100 watts,
>>> but even a Heath SB-220 could fry them -- I know, hating climbing the tower
>>> in a November contest to take the "fuse" out of the system .. or dropping
>>> the antenna during a severe rain storm.. of which in Sweeps and/or CQWW,
>>> was most always storming .. I never recommended them after a couple years
>>> of this -- es really bad if you, in the midst of a contest and having
>>> temporarily lost your senses, transmitted on the wrong aerial --- SHAZZAM!
>>> YOUR ANTENNA FUSE BLEW!
>>> 73 es CU IN THE TESTS.. Mark AA6DX Eureka, FAR Northern California
>>> ---------
>>> -----Original Message----- From: StellarCAT
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 9:06 AM
>>> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] W2AU Baluns??
>>>
>>> the ones I had were junk. Two of the 5 fell apart on their own (bad internal
>>> soldering) ... one was used in a phased array and even though the markings
>>> were followed for getting the right phasing it was indeed phased backwards
>>> forcing a tower climb and real stretch to get to that one. I changed all
>>> that I could get to with a Balun Design balun and never looked back.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>> K9RX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Draughn
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 9:00 AM
>>> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] W2AU Baluns??
>>>
>>> I recently built an OCF dipole using a W2AU 4:1 balun. It seems to be
>>> working very well especially on 40 and 80 meters but I don't know much
>>> about the balun. I'm a little concerned about the power handling
>>> capabilities. It's not very big but what's left of the label says 1500
>>> watts..I think.
>>> Anyone have any experience with these?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jeff,
>>>
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