I never had good luck with the Remote Balun. If the impedance mismatch is
too great those things will overheat and self destruct. I toasted one
feeding a Vee Beam and running only 700 watts, even though it was supposedly
rated at the legal limit.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Ferrey, Jr. <n3dok@pgh.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 8:54 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Bringing Ladder Line into the house
>
> Hi, In the past when I used ladder line I used a Radio Works Remote
> Balun. http://www.RadioWorks.com/index.html
>
> The RemoteBalun is an interface between
> balanced feeders and coaxial cable. A short
> length of very low loss coaxial cable connects
> your transmatch to RemoteBalun. The
> complication of routing balanced feeders into
> the radio room is totally eliminated.
> Remote Balun page:
> http://www.RadioWorks.com/index.html
>
> One Note: The coax from the Remote Balun must be kept short. Use RG 9913
> or high quality type coax.
> --
> Bob Ferrey Jr. N3DOK
>
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