[TowerTalk] Wireman W2DU Current Type Balun - Experience?

[Jim Brown]

On 12/23/2022 4:35 PM, Richard Smith wrote:
> I'm looking to build a couple of 10 meter yagis and want to use a current type balun (choke balun). I see the offering by The Wireman for a W2DU Current Type balun. Does anyone on this reflector have experience with these baluns, either good or not-so-good experience?

My analysis of W2DU's designs begins with slide 55 of this pdf.

http://k9yc.com/CoaxChokesPPT.pdf

Note that many (most?) things sold as a W2DU balun are either his 
cheapest design which has not nearly enough beads -- poor choking, poor 
power handling -- or uses a different mix. I don't recommend any of them.

73, Jim K9YC