[Boatanchors] Need a really cheap 4:1 balun (receive only)

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

You might wish to consider one of the LDG baluns.
They aren't TERRIBLY expensive and are good for
maybe up to 200 Watts.

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> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:18:45 -0400
> From: al at ar88.net
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Need a really cheap 4:1 balun (receive only)
> 
> See my site: http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/ANTENNA/antsys.htm
> 
> Al
> 
> On 8/13/2011 6:42 PM, Phil KO6BB wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have the need for a really cheap 4:1 balun to match a ladder line fed
> > dipole to a receiver. It doesn't need to look fancy, but it needs to
> > cover 1.8-30MHz (and down into the BCB band would be better). Yes I know
> > that the antenna won't 'really' be correctly matched across the entire
> > tuning range, but that isn't critical.
> >
> > I've considered buying one of those 300/75 Ohm TV matching units, but I
> > doubt that it'd really go low enough in frequency.
> >
> > Ideas anyone?
> >
> 
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> Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/