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W4QNW
02-24-2009, 04:56 AM
Have a Radioworks OCF windom and the balun took a lightining surge hit.
sounds like pebbles inside..

THEY DO NOT MAKE A 2K VERSION


any recommendations.???



thanks
Sherwin
w4qnw
suncity, sc
KD7MSC
02-24-2009, 05:02 AM
Link (http://www.dxengineering.com/)
Best around in my opinion.

73, Sean
KD7MSC
W8NGA
03-06-2009, 01:25 PM
You may want to take a look at this site as I purchased one from there a few months ago and am very happy with it:
http://www.balundesigns.com

and for other manufactures and how they rate, check out this site:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/1

Thanks,
Greg W8NGA
WA7OET
03-13-2009, 01:28 AM
Have a Radioworks OCF windom and the balun took a lightining surge hit.
sounds like pebbles inside..

THEY DO NOT MAKE A 2K VERSION


any recommendations.???



Make your own. You will save a LOT of money.
PA5COR
03-13-2009, 11:28 AM
Amidon sells complete building kits for baluns.

I roll my own, up to 5 kW.

Teflon coated wire from Airbus sources, but that will be available too in the US

Saves a bundle, and you learn, all part of the hobby.

;)
G0GQK
03-17-2009, 11:09 PM
Buying from the US will cost you lots of wonga, surely they must be making these in Germany ?

G0GQK
PA5COR
03-18-2009, 12:25 AM
Yep.

Fritzel, now sold through Hofi, can supply baluns for us, the AMA range is good for 2 kW pep, the higher range is up to 5 kW.

For the US members, local or national stores will sell the cores and wire as well.

http://www.thiecom.com/ftp/fritzel/baluns.pdf

Here's a pdf for the different baluns they make, the top line is the same, they just can handle more power.

Cor
W1GUH
04-02-2009, 12:49 AM
Since you have to redo your antenna anyway, I'd recommend losing the coax, and use ladder line & a KW matchbox. No balun to deal with, there's extremely low loss, and it makes your antenna usable on multiple bands. PLUS, you don't have to prune the antenna to make it resonant. With a matchbox you might have to adjust the length of your feedline, but that's a LOT easier then adjusting the length of an antenna.

Oh, that Matchbox could be pricey. I've heard that the smaller matchbox can probably take max. SSB power, or you can build one. They're not that difficult.

My 2 cents.