[Elecraft] Baluns - give me a kit!

[Mark J. Dulcey]

k6iii@juno.com wrote:
> 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.

Elecraft may not have such a kit, but the New Jersey QRP Club (NJQRP) does:

http://www.njqrp.org/balun/index.html