[TowerTalk] klm kt34 baluns

[k6ll@juno.com]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:35:51 Mark Sihlanick <n2qt@pipeline.com> writes:
> 
> I've got a kt34a and a kt34xa I'm refurbing.  The klm supplied 
> baluns while
> identical in appearance have a significant weight difference, 8.5 oz 
> vs 14
> ozs.  Being the inquisitive sort what makes the difference?  Also 
> what is
> the groups opinion on these baluns vs some other replacement?

I put up a KT34xa in about 1980. Two years later, the plastic
trap insulators had all deteriorated because of UV. One of the
capacitors shorted, causing a high swr, which caused the original
balun to fail. When I ordered a replacement from KLM, I was told
that the new balun was more rugged than the original, had more
cores, and could handle higher power. After replacing the balun
and insulators in about 1982, the antenna has been up continuously
ever since, with zero maintenance. I think both of those baluns
are probably ok, but one is probably the older design. The old
one handled a kw ok, until the swr went bananas from another
cause.


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ (The UV capital of the world)
K6LL@juno.com






















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