Hi Guy, Many Thanks for you info. I plan to build the transformer.
I am wondering how you housed the unit?? Thanks in advance for your input... 73, Ted K2QMF On Thu, 8 Dec 2011 22:46:47 -0500 Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> writes: > Just a word on ferrite beads, and other kinds of baluns. Trust us, > if it > could be done wrong, we blew it, if it could burn, we burned it, if > it > could be cracked, we shattered it, if it couldn't stand up to 1.5 > kw, we > smoked it. We tried every possible short cut and cheep trick > imaginable. > Anything except winding a special transformer that we couldn't buy > ready-made off a shelf somewhere. We got where we got because > ultimately > only a rugged isolation transformer would get it done. > > We are NOT opposed to your verifying our experience in that regard, > by > starting with beads and working your way up. Get in a supply of > tranquilizers before you start. Only do one better than we did, > take > pictures/video of the carnage for the entertainment of the masses. > > The specific construction of the transformer stands up to > brick-on-key 1.5 > kw and runs cold. There is a reason for the low mu powdered iron > choice. > > 73, Guy. > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Mike Waters <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 7:21 PM, W0UCE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > * The ONLY means of achieving the required degree of > Isolation is > > to > > > use the Isolation Transformer as specified by K2AV > > > > > > > I was thinking of sliding a whole bunch of ferrite beads over the > coax > > feedline right at the end. But I'll take your word for it. > > > > This is all very interesting. I'd sure like to try Guy's invention > myself. > > > > 73, Mike > > www.w0btu.com > > _______________________________________________ > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ee238eba66bf91831ast04vuc _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
