[Antennas] Gain with wire ...

[Charles Greene]

At 03:50 PM 4/2/2002 -0600, Tim Billingsley wrote:

Tim,

There's a 9:1 balun in both of Sevick's books the ARRL sells.  I was just 
looking at them the other day.  But why would you want a 9:1?  A 4:1 should 
work, but no balun should be used at a current node (high voltage point).

>OK there are three recommendations for the 300+ doublet
>http://www.cebik.com/edu6-1.gif can anyone tell me how to wind, make,
>fabricate, produce, simulate, or otherwise come up with a 9:1 BalUn. I run a
>TS570S(G) and I don't believe it has any provision for a balanced
>feedline(of course I am not staring at the back at the moment). I would want
>to utilize a BalUn and come into my shack with coax since I have aluminum
>siding, but not being an antenna Guru I am open to suggestions and comments
>on other alternatives ... after all that is why we are here I think.
>
>Thanks again for the information and I patiently await rhetoric

73, Chas, W1CG