[Elecraft] BL1 vs. BL2 Balun

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

I'd actually like them to be banana sockets, sine I plan on using my BL2 in
a portable situation with a inverted V fed by ladder line, so I can make the
connections up and just plug & play.
73 de M0XDF, K3 # 174


On 9/1/08 17:29, "John W2XS" <jm416 at optonline.net> sent:

> 
> Question: Aside from the switch to change from a 1:1 to 4:1, what are the
> differences between the BL1 and BL2? I've never seen either, however it
> appears to me that the BL2 has two binocular cores, and the BL1 has a single
> core.  Is this so?
> 
> Answer - The BL2 is rated at 250W.  The BL1 was rated at 150W. The BL2 is a
> little higher because of the two cores. I have both the BL1 and BL2, and
> also a modified BL1.  I ordered the BL2 blank PC board and the slide switch
> and mounted the core from a BL1 on it and ended up with a switchable BL1.
> 
> I would like to someday change those round plastic adjustable screws to
> screws with wing nuts.

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