[TenTec] Balanced Tuners revisited

k2zn at rochester.rr.com k2zn at rochester.rr.com
Fri Oct 3 11:04:03 EDT 2003


Yup, it's a tapped toroid.  However, I don't see it on Ten Tec's price list, which suggests that it may be discontinued.

Al, K2ZN

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Althoff <althoff at verizon.net>
Date: Friday, October 3, 2003 9:35 am
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Balanced Tuners revisited

> Can someone describe the TT inductors?  Where are they used?   The 
> term"stepped" inductors intrigued me.  Not sure what these beasts 
> might be.  Are
> we talking tapped torroids?
> 
> Are they available as standalone replacement parts?   Price?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Tom K2TA
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Scanandoah" <k2zn at rochester.rr.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Balanced Tuners revisited
> 
> 
> > Last year, I built up such a beast with a single inductor, based 
> upon a
> > Zack Lau project in the 1990 ARRL Handbook.  Not a true balanced 
> design,> but the current balun on the 50 ohm side helps smooth 
> things out.
> >
> > It works OK, but nowhere near as well as my dual roller inductor
> > network.
> >
> > I'm sure performance could be improved by using a pair of the TT
> > inductors driven in tandem.
> >
> > Al, K2ZN
> >
> > Tom North wrote:
> > > Recently there was a bit of discussion on balanced tuners, a 
> la AG6K,
> and
> > > the question came up about the use of Ten-Tec's small stepped 
> inductors.Has
> > > anyone tried this? Any comments?
> > > 73,
> > > Tom  N5OZQ
> > >
> > >
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