[TowerTalk] Fw: 16:1 Transformer

[Al Williams]

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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tim Makins" <tim.ei8ic at gmail.com>

 What does the terms 4:1, 16:1 etc. for baluns really mean?  Neither of 
these
 links and none of the books or articles that I have read (skimmed?) explain
 what happens to the reactance part of the impedance when a ratio balun is
 used!  Most likely, all of the antennas that include a balun probably have 
a
 reactance part of their impedance which varies as the frequency changes so 
I
 would think that this is a valid question for understanding baluns?

 k7puc