[TowerTalk] What am I missing....balun

[Howard Hoyt]

Hi all,

I know Jay Terleski and Array Solutions and like Gary - K9RX I agree 
AS's products are not cheap but they are well built, and I have not yet 
heard them called a scam outfit.  AS does serve hams, but is largely a 
commercial communications supplier, and as a broadcast engineer I 
appreciate their expertise.  As some have rightly noted, this is called 
a custom and I always dislike idle speculation, especially when it is 
demeaning to a company.  So I talked to Jay and asked what the deal was 
with this device and this was his reply:
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Here is the real story, maybe you can post it.

As I told the AMPS reflector as follows:

What your missing Jim is this is a Balun for the band below 10m 8o) 
  Where the real amplifiers are used.

We sell a few of these a year to these big amp enthusiasts, and I am 
many times impressed with their knowledge of what it takes to run and 
maintain these amplifiers.  Some guys even have 3 phase running into 
their basements where they have a large power plant.
We build these with EIA flanges too.  Also some agencies buy our bigger 
baluns for their applications.  We usually consult with them to get the 
best performance from the custom baluns for their frequency range.

Thanks for asking.

Jay, WX0B
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Since each is custom, and they work with the customer to get the desired 
performance from a specific unit, the unit pictured may have been a 
custom for a sub-10M customer.  Leaving aside the ethical issue of 11M 
operation, and not having swept a balun like this myself, maybe someone 
could shed some light on the problem here if indeed this was designed 
for that usage?

Cheers & 73,
Howie - WA4PSC