[Antennas] balun question

Mon, 15 Apr 2002 07:40:09 -0400

John,
You'd be much better off without the 4:1 Balun in the Circut. It anything it
should be a 1:1 Choke balun and 7 to 10 turns of coax about 6" diameter at
the jucntion for the coax twin lead would do the job nicely..
73 Dave KC1DI

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 8:34 PM
Subject: [Antennas] balun question

> I have a Van Gordon 4:1 balun that I use on my
> homebrew G5RV antenna.  It goes between the 300 ohm
> twinlead and the 75 ohm coax.  While doing some
> checking on my different coax runs this weekend,
> noticed that the coax for the G5RV is shorted between
> the center pin and the braid.  Traced the short back
> to the balun.  Is this normal for a 4:1 balun-to have
> the center pin and outside connector shorted, or did
> mine go bad.  Any feedback is appreciated.
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
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