[Towertalk] Hy-Gain balun question

[Mark]

Hello, Ditzian ...
re: BN 86   --- very susceptible to spider webs, smog, insect nests, and
DE-SOLDERING at the coil joints .. I would not hesitate to take apart, check
it out, clean it out, check solder joints ..  and have some good "glue" on
hand to put it back together ... it does not come apart prettily!  And ... I
for one would not EVEN consider using both ... to what end?
I have a BN 86 up on my chimney mounted mast that holds multiple droopy
dipoles, for 40 thru 10 .. Its been there now for 9 years, giving me some
erratic readings, time to dismantle .. it was given to me, because it did
not work for the former owner, .but having been there done that before,
"fixed" it .. this one had de-soldered connections.
73 ... Mark  AA6DX
----- Original Message -----
From: <ditzian@alltel.net>
To: <Towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:37 PM
Subject: [Towertalk] Hy-Gain balun question


> I have a TH6DXX that suddenly went bad. I found a problem with a
> barrel connector and replaced it, while the coax seemed to be OK.
> However, after using the coax for ten years, I decided to replace it
> with a single run, and I have some Davis RF 9914F on order.
>
> The BN-86 balun, however, is a question. I hate to butcher it to open
> it, but it is in question. I put things back together with a new
> barrel connector but the SWR is now higher than it used to be. It
> could be that the tower is at 20 feet instead of 60 feet. It could be
> that the old coax is at fault (I just ordered the 9914F), and it
> could be that there is a balun problem.
>
> (1) Can the BN-86 voltage balun be replaced with a W2DU-style current-
> choke balun?
> (2) Is there an advantage in using both?