I have read a lot about baluns, and still cannot decide what to get. I have a KAT100 and, want to experiment with several antennas fed with open wire line.
>From all the discussions of baluns I have a formed a few impressions. 1. For QRP operation the balun is probably not needed. 2. Use a 1:1 balun unless you know your antenna system has high impedance on all bands of operation. 3. For multi-band operation make the balun really big to handle any waste heat. With these ideas in mind I am tempted to get a super heavy duty balun like the ones form DX Engineering. The $100 plus price tag on these big baluns is encouraging me to take a look at cheaper alternatives. One alternative is to make a heavy duty balun form a kit. Any comments on the various kits available? Two sources I have located are: http://www.amidoncorp.com/aai_cost_experimenter.htm and http://thewireman.com/index.shtml Another alternative is Elecraft's BL1. Is this little balun really up to 100W service for multi-band antennas? Has anyone found a good enclosure for the BL1? Can a switch be used to switch from 1:1 to 1:4 configurations? Thanks for taking one more look at this old topic. Jeff Burns AD9T _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
