[Elecraft] Baluns - give me a kit!

[k6iii@juno.com]

Eric/Wayne,

Baluns are a bit of a mystery to me... I'm pretty simple minded, now, but
know there is a need for 4:1 and even 6:1 baluns (and others) with these
QRP rigs. I see articles on making these, but the parts are usually not
readily available. If Radio Shack (Tandy) has the parts please let me
know what to get (i.e. RS part number, etc...). Sure, the KAT1 or KAT2
auto antenna tuners will probably match any antenna I string up, but
wouldn't it be better to at least get close to the 50-ohm impedance that
the K1/K2 want to see? Maybe I'm missing something here, but...

It seems to me it would simple thing to market a do-it-yourself balun
kit. I suspect Elecraft has all the parts and could kit up a core with
some wire, maybe a box and a couple of connectors along with some
instruction sheet on how to wind various baluns for QRP (use with K1's
and K2's). Why not include a discusson in these instruction sheet about
baluns and when you need to use them, along with a few simple wire
antenna examples, etc...

I would imagine that you would sell quite a few of these balun kits.

(Reflector readers are encouraged to post what you have done, how to, web
references, pictures, RS part numbes, etc...)

73 de Jerry/k6iii
San Jose, CA