[TowerTalk] Weird choke "balun" failure

[TOMK5RC@aol.com]

One of the true drawbacks to using ferrite for anything is that the
imperfections in the material can become significant hotspots for RF. I have
seen it in baluns and in tank circuits. We need a campaign to clean up our
ferrite!

Tom, K5RC/7

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