[TowerTalk] Balun for older Cushcraft 402CD

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:50:56 -0500
From: "James Wolf" <jbwolf at comcast.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Balun for older Cushcraft 402CD


<I'd highly recommend the 1116dt from Balun Designs.  (Optimized for 160M,
80M, and 40M.)

http://www.balundesigns.com/model-1116d-1-31-mhz-5kw-optimized-for-low-frequ
encies/

Does this balun put the driven element at DC ground?  My 402CD sits atop my
shunt fed tower for 160 and I don't want a boom-to-DE arcing problem that
I've heard about?

Jim – KR9U

##  Nope, its just a CM choke..it does NOT put the center conductor at dc ground. 
The only way to bypass the cm balun is to use a relay to bond the braid on both sides of the
cm choke. 

Jim   VE7RF