[R-390] The Saga Pt 6 (Antenna Balun

[Bernie Doran]

what improvement is actually shown by the balun, vs the coax flipover or 
grounding one pin of the balanced input?  Bernie W8RPW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tisha Hayes" <tisha.hayes at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:55 AM
Subject: [R-390] The Saga Pt 6 (Antenna Balun


> "Has anybody tried a balun of the proper ratio to couple the coax to the
> balanced input?"
>
> Yes, I have, that is the way to go. I hand wound a 2.5:1 un-bal, put it in 
> a
> metal box with a coax connector on one end and a twinax pigtail on the
> other. It works just great.
>
> If I recall correctly, using the C connector there is a mini coax flipover
> you need to do at the RF deck to get the best sensitivity.
>
>
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