[Elecraft] Tuner losses

[Andrew Catanzaro]

Charles,

Thanks for correcting me.  Sorry that it's been a while since I looked at
the Elecraft balun on their web page.  I forgot that it was a current
balun.

73,
Andy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Greene" <crgreene at cox.net>
To: "Andrew Catanzaro" <acatan at wi.rr.com>; <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Tuner losses


> Andrew,
>
> I beg to differ that the LDG: 4:1 balun and the Elecraft 4:1 balun are 
> similar, or even close.  The LDG 4:1 balun is a voltage balun.  I don't 
> have one, but I have its schematic.  The Elecraft 4:1 balun is a current 
> balun, plus the fact that it is wound on a binocular core.  The core 
> materials are different.  If fact, the only similarity is that both are 
> 4:1 baluns.  The major difference between a current balun and a voltage 
> balun is the frequency coverage.