Maybe this will help: I use a 1:2.25 Unun (3 to 2 turns ratio). It will match 22.2 ohms to 50 ohms. It is wound on a single 2.4 inch diameter core of 77 material. A pair of RG-58 coax cables are wound around it in tandem. I put on as many turns as would fit ... about 10 turns. The shields of the two coax cables are wired in parallel.
This results in essentially a trifilar winding (1. The shields; 2. One of the center conductors 3. The other center conductor) This trifilar winding can then be connected in the usual way to get a 3 to 2 turns ratio autotransformer). The order of the connections is: center conductor #1, then the shields, then the #2 center conductor, in series. The radio drives the 3 windings in series, and the antenna is tapped down to utilize only 2 of them. I run this at 1,500 watts in contests with no problems at all. The concept is extensible to a quadfilar winding constructed from 3 coax cables in tandem (shields in parallel). This can be wired with a 4 to 3 turns ratio resulting in a 1:1.77 UNUN. This matches 28.125 ohms to 50 ohms. An alternate modality I have used is to use two coax cables as in the 1:2.25 UNUN, but make one of the coax cables from tri-ax. I can highly recommend UNUN's for the convenience factor if your drive impedance is compatible with the available ratios. They are broadband, no tuning. 73 Rick N6RK On 1/17/2022 6:18 AM, Kenny Silverman wrote:
Does anyone have a drawing on how to wind a 1500w 1:2 UNUN? And what type of core is needed? This is for my 160m vertical which is about 28 ohms. Regards , Kenny K2KW _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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