[TowerTalk] klm kt34 baluns

[Bob Wruble]

wx0b makes a great hi pwr 4:1 balun for the kt34xa's....

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From: <k6ll@juno.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] klm kt34 baluns


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> On Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:35:51 Mark Sihlanick <n2qt@pipeline.com> writes:
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> > 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?
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> 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.
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> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ (The UV capital of the world)
> K6LL@juno.com
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