[Elecraft] K2 KAT100 and BL2 questions

[Don Wilhelm]

Pete, Brian and all,

The BL2 *is* a current choke 'balun' - both in the 4:1 and the 1:1 
configuration.

73,
Don W3FPR

Peter Connors, F5VNB wrote:
> Brian
>
> Try a current choke 'balun' instead of the BL2.
> As a temporary antenna I have 25m of twin speaker wire run out from 
> the shack under the roof tiles - that's about 7m - and then the 
> remaining 18m split as a doublet. It hangs at an average height of 5m 
> from a couple of trees. The 'feeder' end connects through a current 
> choke on a short piece of RG58 to the KAT3 in my K3. The KAT100 has 
> the same matching range as the KAT3 and I assume the LC values are the 
> similar.
>