[SECC] K4OGG NAQP

[Dan/W4NTI]

Bullet proof  Balun for an 80m dipole.

First off why even bother with one?

The answer is ... wind a coaxial choke.  The diameter of a 1 liter soft
drink and 6 to 8 turns of coax should do it.

Dan/W4NTI

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Pryor" <jpryor@arches.uga.edu>
To: <SECC@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 10:27 AM
Subject: [SECC] K4OGG NAQP


> I spent all Saturday afternoon trying to figure out why my SWR was bad on
> my 80M dipole and finally discovered the balun had gone bad.  If anyone
has
> a recommendation for a bullet-proof balun for a dipole, please let me
> know.  Anyway, I got on the air a little in the late afternoon and evening
> and searched for members.  Found AD4J, K4AB, K4BAI.
>
>     BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults
>   __________________________________________________
>
>     80CW       24          24         24      13
>     40CW       60          60         60      33
>     20CW       53          53         53      20
>   __________________________________________________
>
>   Totals      137         137        137      66
>
>
> 73,
>
> Jay/K4OGG
>
>
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