[TowerTalk] How to mount choke balun?

[Tom Delker]

An easy method of mounting these choke baluns wound around (or inside) a
PVC form is to suspend a 2" (or whatever needed to fit over the boom)
piece of PVC inside the larger form, then slip it over the boom. I leave
about 1" of the inner piece extending out from the larger form, slit the
end and secure with a hoseclamp to the main boom.

The only downside to this is replacement.  Should you blow it up, you
will have to disassemble the beam! 

I have sucessfully wound these baluns on the INSIDE of a 6" form, then
filled it with foam.  This makes a nice weatherproof balun and it looks
really cool on the antenna.


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