I am sitting here peering into the BN-86 from my TH7DXX, just opened it
awhile back. Two of the coil windings burned near the connector end. The
swaged connection to the connector flange totally corroded, the rivet a
piece of rust, a nice collection of bugs and spider webs in the interior and
the o-rings around the output studs gone. Other than that, great shape!
Replacement 1115s from Balun Designs in the mail.
Had a BN-86 on the A3WS too and was going to use an old Force 12 EB-1 I have
to replace it. What issue did someone have with the EB-1??
Don W7WLL
-----Original Message-----
From: john@kk9a.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 6:51 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Is there a good 1:1 Balun for a Beam
I used a Hy-Gain BN-86 with my very first tribander and after a year or two
it went suddenly went completely dead. I only used the antenna on bands that
it was designed for and never ran over KW or 100% duty cycle. I was not
happy with experience and it was the last BN-86 that I ever purchased. I
have used a Hy-Gain BN-4000 with no issues. Currently I am using Array
Solutions baluns.
John KK9A
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Is there a good 1:1 Balun for a Beam
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:25:07 -0400
Having ready all the problems with various baluns that rate from junk to
near junk I have been using the coiled cable to feed most antennas that
require a balanced feed. I would like to hear what is the best available for
a reaonable cost and design for a beam feed. Your views would be
appreciated. I have used the BN-86 for years but in fears of failure due to
rumors that I have heard, I have move it over to a 40 meter sloper.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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