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Subject: c3s and a w2au balun
Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Date: 30-May-2000 06:42:43
At 09:18 PM 5/29/00 -0500, Greg Gobleman wrote:
>I would look at the Force 12 balun. Designed for their antennas and I have
>never heard a bad thing about them. My experience with the W2AU suggests
>that you will have problems with it heating up when you try to use the C3 on
>bands where you will need a tuner. Anytime the match is not near perfect,
>the W2AU balun will heat up and the SWR will change. You can watch this
>happen and it happens quickly with maximum power limits. At 100w you might
>not notice for a while.

I'm inclined to agree with Greg. If you MUST have DC ground, couldn't you
put an RF choke across the feedpoint?

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com




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