[TowerTalk] Ferrite, or choke baluns?

[Jim Brown]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:35 -0800 (PST), Michael Germino wrote:

>Palomar Engineers have a "Balun Kit" that is basically Ferrite 
>Beads that you slip over your coax and some heat shrink that you 
>use to keep them in place.  $16.50 for the RG-8 one.

That's one of the string of beads chokes I'm talking about. 
> 
>What is your take on these, Jim?  Enough Ferrite Bead? 

Not nearly enough. 

>Seemed to work OK for me up to 40 Meters

See my tutorial. 

73,

Jim