[TowerTalk] W2DU Balun Bead Source

[Cecil Moore]

>From: K4SAV <RadioIR at charter.net>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] W2DU Balun Bead Source
>Well I guess if no one else is going to say it, I will. The reason your
>balun got hot is because you put in in series with your signal not in
>series with common mode currents.  You can't put a balun on a 160 meter
>T antenna.

Wow, I missed that. Jerry, you probably should change your "can't do that" 
statement to a
"you'll be sorry if you do" statement. :-) A T-antenna turns the coax into a 
radiating element.
One will certainly be sorry if one tries to choke a radiating element.
--
73, Cecil, w5dxp.com

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