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Subject: [TowerTalk] W2DU Style Balun
From: aa4lr@arrl.net (Bill Coleman)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:49:12 -0500
On 2/6/02 4:39 PM, Terry Dunlap at kk6t@joneslumber.com wrote:

>What's the proper way to wind coax on a toroid like this when the toroid
>is considerably smaller than the minimum bend radius on most coax?

The RG-303 is a teflon-insulated coax (and quite stiff, I might add), so 
you don't have to worry quite so much about center conductor migration as 
you with with foam-type coax.

RG-142 and RG-316 are alternatives.



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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