[UK-CONTEST] Feeding your dipole?

[Jim Martin - MM0BQI]

Are there any serious losses associated with the balun?  I use 10 turns of
RG213 formed on a 6 inch plastic drain pipe or about 50 ferrite beads.
These are in use on all the dipoles from 10-80m.
73
Jim,  MM0BQI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GM3SEK" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
To: "uk Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Feeding your dipole?


> G3SJJ wrote:
>> I would go with Dave except for one exception. If there was any hint of
>> EMC problems then a balun might just help to reduce radiation off the 
>> coax.
>>
>
> Why risk finding out the hard way? You can lose a lot of credit with
> family and neighbours. Worse still, if the doorbell rings just 15
> minutes into AFS, there went your chance for the whole year.
>
> Having had that happen, I always use a choke balun now... just in case.
>
>
>
> 73 from
> Ian GM3SEK
>
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