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commercial baluns failing and threw in the comments about the fringe benefits of less wind load and fewer birds nests. You'll have to admit birds have a tough time building in the sealed ferrite beads. This may be scientific proof that a dumb-bunny that worries about bird nests and wind load can stumble up on the proper balun anyway ?? The technical studies offered on the baluns are interesting and informative however. 73 Sandy W4DUP On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:00:01 -0800 "John Petrich" <petrich@u.washington.edu> writes: > All, > > Ted's comments and questions about balun function, balun > reliability, > and coiled coaxial cable baluns, the "Badger" balun, are interesting ..................... > in the antenna system. The choice of balun is not based on wind > load, > resistance to birds nests, or cost, but rather based on conservative > practice to preserve the desired functional characteristics of the > antennas. -------------------------------------------- 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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