[TowerTalk] BALUN revisited again

[Patrick Greenlee]

I checked.  He told me wrong, these are the ones a bit over 17 feet.

On 4/7/2016 1:31 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> On 4/7/2016 8:06 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
>
>> lengthened and shortened? Well he has a pair of these ON STEROIDS.  They
>> collapse short enough to make a 1/2 wave dipole for 6m and extend long
>> enough to be a 1/2 wave dipole on 40 m.  They are robust stainless steel
>> (yeah, I know not the best conductor) but they will survive his use and
>
> If I am reading this correctly, you are trying to say that each whip
> extends to 33 feet, two of which would make a 1/2 wave dipole on
> 40 meters.  I suspect you or your friend are just confused and that
> each whip only extends to 17 feet, two of which make a 1/2 wave
> dipole on 20 meters.  On the off chance that your friend actually
> has obtained 33 foot whips, I'm sure a lot of us would be interested
> in finding out where to buy them.  The longest whip of this type I
> am aware of is the MFJ-1979, at 17 feet.  (We are talking about
> stainless steel, not fiberglass fishing poles, of which there are
> many in many sizes.)
>
> Regarding baluns, K9YC has already responded about those.
> You should listen to him.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> 73
> Rick N6RK
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