[TenTec] Zepp?
Steve Hunt
steve at karinya.net
Sun Sep 14 04:42:07 EDT 2014
Just one observation on switchable baluns - don't do it the way Elecraft
does it!
They take two separate 1:1 current baluns and connect their inputs in
parallel; then they connect their outputs in series to form a
conventional Guanella 4:1 current balun. That's fine!
But when they want it to be a 1:1 balun they connect the outputs in
parallel - unfortunately that halves the CM impedance of the balun
compared to using just one of the 1:1 baluns on its own!!!! It makes for
a simple switching arrangement, but it seems a pity to throw away all
that hard earned CM impedance.
Steve G3TXQ
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