BALUN STUFF

THIS SITE IS ABOUT PRIACTICAL SOLUTIONS, NOT ABOUT TOP TECHNOLOGY...

There are other sites and other people who can teach you a lot more about baluns than I can.  I'll tell you who I think the experts are and show you where to find their work.

Here's what to expect to learn about baluns on this site:

• No single balun (or type of balun) will work for all applications.

• What kinds of baluns we should use for the different applications.

• What kinds of baluns we should AVOID using.

• How  YOU  can build your own balun for a fraction of the cost of most commercial baluns.

• If you don't wish to home brew, then you will learn what to look for when choosing a commercial balun.

• BALUN OVERVIEW (truths and fallacies)

• LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS (Links to useful resources on balun theory)
• Single-Core Vs. Dual-Core 4:1 Guanella Balun
• BALUNS FOR DIPOLES
• BALUNS FOR OFF-CENTER-FED DIPOLES
• BALUNS FOR ANTENNA TUNERS
• D-I-Y (homebrew your own baluns)
• BAD BALUNS (Baluns that don't work and how to choose baluns that do work)
• THE RUBBER BALUN  (Understanding the misunderstood "BALUN"_
• BALUN PICTURES (the good, the bad and the ugly)  REMEMBER, as you view these pictures, I build specific baluns for specific applications.  These are not "one size fits all" baluns. 
• MORE BALUN PICTURES (these were built to participate in a test on common mode current, which was conducted during the entire summer of 2013).