[Antennas] balun question

[j. keith carter]

John; Your balun in all probability is a voltage balun. These are
typically bifilar wound with one winding directly across the input. So
yes, an ohmmeter would indicate a "short". Most antenna manuals have the
winding procedure for these baluns. However most manuals also discourage
one from using a balun in the G5RV configuration due to very high SWR's
at that interface between the parallel line and the co-ax except on 20
meters where the "standard" G5RV is resonant and presents a fairly close
match to the co-ax. 73's  Keith, VE3JKC.

John Geiger wrote:

> 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
>