[TowerTalk] Balun for Force 12 6 Element 20 Meter Monobander

[Grant Saviers]

I checked the MyAntennas choke with my VNWA and it measured very close 
to as specified.

Grant KZ1W

On 7/21/2020 09:03, N4ZR wrote:
> On advice from another of the frequent online gurus (that is, not K9YC), 
> I bought a MyAntennas choke balun to replace the fried line isolator of 
> my Carolina Windom.  It's pretty, and its cylindrical form is less 
> conspicuous in that role than a BalunDesigns box.  I do think we badly 
> need the ARRL or some impartial source to do a lab comparison of what's 
> out there, given the strong and conflicting opinions asserted on this 
> reflector and elsewhere.  Too bad the ARRL's QST product reviews have 
> deteriorated so much.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 7/21/2020 11:42 AM, Robert Harmon wrote:
>>   I just looked at the 5KW choke balun on the MyAntennas site.  I like 
>> the fact that they show the choking impedance.  Not so with most of 
>> the other providers.  I looked for the choking impedance data on the 
>> DXE baluns and could not find it.  I guess I could call them and find 
>> out.
>> The last two choke baluns I installed, I made myself from Jim's 
>> cookbook.  I know what the choing impedance is and it cost much less 
>> than buying one.............
>>
>> Bob
>> K6UJ
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 20, 2020, at 11:13 PM, Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H <ea1ddo at hotmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Have you seen 
>>> MyAntennas.com<https://myantennas.com/wp/product-category/balun/11-baluns/> 
>>> baluns ?
>>>
>>> Worth to visit.
>>> This guy make them best in class, I guess are same level or higher 
>>> than DXE and Balun design.
>>>
>>> 73, Maximo
>>>
>>>
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>>> ________________________________
>>> De: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> en nombre de Jim 
>>> Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>>> Enviado: martes, 21 de julio de 2020 5:19
>>> Para: towertalk at contesting.com <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>> Asunto: Re: [TowerTalk] Balun for Force 12 6 Element 20 Meter Monobander
>>>
>>> On 7/20/2020 8:09 PM, Tim Duffy wrote:
>>>> Take another look at DX Engineering's baluns. Balun Designs are not 
>>>> the balun of choice.
>>> I haven't evaluated current production DXE chokes, but I did measure a
>>> Balun Designs 1:1 unit that looking NOTHING like it's data sheet. It was
>>> a lousy choke. It is unlikely to overheat, but it's also unlikely to do
>>> anything useful except transfer dollars from the purchaser to the
>>> seller. They're pretty, but that's all.
>>>
>>> Unless you happen to have more money than time, I strongly recommend
>>> building your own following the guidelines in the 2018 version of my
>>> Cookbook. If Tim would send me stuff to measure, I would gladly do it.
>>>
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
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