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I've used the coax baluns for years also but went with the Force12 balun when I put up my C4E because I got tired of birds building nests in the coax baluns...hi. You don't have to worry about the Force12 balun going bad because it is a group of ferrite beads sealed onto a piece of coax and less wind load than the other also. 73 Sandy W4DUP On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:25:04 -0500 "Ted Pauck" <k8na@home.com> writes: > I will be ordering a C-31XR soon. > > In the data sheets on Page 11, it says "All that is needed is a 1:1 > balun > (like the Force 12 B-1) or RF Choke". Has anyone used > an RF choke in place of the Force -12 B-1 Balun with FORCE 12 > antennas? > > I have been making my own RF Chokes for monobanders for many > years, using Coax. It is a design originally published in Ham Radio > Magazine, by W6TC, March 1980. These RF Chokes are excellent, > and I never have had a problem. > > I have a KLM KT34-XA antenna with the KLM balun. > The balun died, and the beam is useless. It is on top of the > tower and on top of the mast. There are other antennas on > that mast also. It is such a big job to take > everything down, I figured I would replace the KT34-XA with the > C-31XR. But I am worried about using a commercial made > balun. I was told that the KLM balun would never be a problem. > Well, it is, and will cost me a lot of time and money to fix the > problem. I don't run super power, so that isn't the reason for > the balun going bad. > > > > > 73/Good DX ... de Ted K8NA > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, > Inc. > Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 > > Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com > To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com > Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk > For problems with the list, contact n4zr@qth.com > > -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact n4zr@qth.com |
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